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This specimen was lot 32932 in Heritage sale 3049 (Long Beach, September 2016), where it sold for $763.75. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Henri II 1/2 Testone 1555-L MS62 NGC, Bayonne mint. Unusually well struck for the type with every strand of hair well defined." The portrait is of Henry II (r. 1547-59). Milled coinage was experimental in the sixteenth century and would not be generally adopted in [[France]] until the reform of 1640-42. This type is listed in Duplessy for 1551-58 with a face value of 5 sols, 8 ''deniers tournois''. It is much scarcer than the [[France 1555-L teston|''teston'']]. | This specimen was lot 32932 in Heritage sale 3049 (Long Beach, September 2016), where it sold for $763.75. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Henri II 1/2 Testone 1555-L MS62 NGC, Bayonne mint. Unusually well struck for the type with every strand of hair well defined." The portrait is of Henry II (r. 1547-59). Milled coinage was experimental in the sixteenth century and would not be generally adopted in [[France]] until the reform of 1640-42. This type is listed in Duplessy for 1551-58 with a face value of 5 sols, 8 ''deniers tournois''. It is much scarcer than the [[France 1555-L teston|''teston'']]. | ||
| − | ''Recorded mintage:'' | + | ''Recorded mintage:'' 78,285 (including the more common teston), one of the few common dates. |
''Specification:'' 4.79 g, .899 fine silver. | ''Specification:'' 4.79 g, .899 fine silver. | ||
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' Duplessy 984. | + | ''Catalog reference:'' Duplessy 984, Sb 4560. |
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
| − | * Duplessy, Jean, ''Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition,'' Paris: Maison Platt, 1999. | + | * Duplessy, Jean, ''Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition,'' Paris: Maison Platt, 1999. |
| + | * Roberts, James N., ''The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD)'', S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996. | ||
| + | * Sombart, Stéphan, ''Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610)'', Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997. | ||
* <sup>[1]</sup>Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, ''Heritage World Coin Auction 3049, featuring the Ohio Valley Collection, the Redwood Collection and the F.P. Briand Collection,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2016. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, ''Heritage World Coin Auction 3049, featuring the Ohio Valley Collection, the Redwood Collection and the F.P. Briand Collection,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2016. | ||
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| − | * [[France 1555-A teston|1555-A ''teston | + | * [[France 1555-A teston|1555-A ''teston au moulin'']] |
* [[France 1555-D 1/2 teston|1555-D ''demi-teston'']] | * [[France 1555-D 1/2 teston|1555-D ''demi-teston'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1555-A teston|1555-A ''teston au moulin'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1555-H teston|1555-H teston]] | ||
* [[France 1555-L teston|1555-L teston]] | * [[France 1555-L teston|1555-L teston]] | ||
* [[France 1555-M teston|1555-M teston]] | * [[France 1555-M teston|1555-M teston]] | ||
| + | * [[France 1555-K henri d'or|1555-K ''henri d'or'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1555 8 henri d'or|1555 ''huit henri d'or à la Gallia'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1556-M teston|1556-M teston]] | ||
* [[France 1557-C 1/2 teston|1557-C ''demi-teston'']] | * [[France 1557-C 1/2 teston|1557-C ''demi-teston'']] | ||
* [[France 1559-K teston|1559-K teston]] | * [[France 1559-K teston|1559-K teston]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1555]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1555]] | ||
| − | * return to | + | * return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]] |
[[Category: Silver minors of France]][[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3049]] | [[Category: Silver minors of France]][[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3049]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:19, 21 December 2025
This specimen was lot 32932 in Heritage sale 3049 (Long Beach, September 2016), where it sold for $763.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "Henri II 1/2 Testone 1555-L MS62 NGC, Bayonne mint. Unusually well struck for the type with every strand of hair well defined." The portrait is of Henry II (r. 1547-59). Milled coinage was experimental in the sixteenth century and would not be generally adopted in France until the reform of 1640-42. This type is listed in Duplessy for 1551-58 with a face value of 5 sols, 8 deniers tournois. It is much scarcer than the teston.
Recorded mintage: 78,285 (including the more common teston), one of the few common dates.
Specification: 4.79 g, .899 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Duplessy 984, Sb 4560.
- Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
- Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
- Sombart, Stéphan, Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610), Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World Coin Auction 3049, featuring the Ohio Valley Collection, the Redwood Collection and the F.P. Briand Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2016.
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