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''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 3.653 g, .958 fine gold, this specimen 3,56 g. | + | ''Specification:'' 3.653 g, 0.958 fine gold, this specimen 3,56 g. |
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' Fr-368, Dupl-972; Ci. 1244; Laf. 810. | + | ''Catalog reference:'' Fr-368, Dupl-972; Ci. 1244; Laf. 810; Sb-4976. |
''[[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. |
| + | * Sombart, Stéphan, ''Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610)'', Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997. | ||
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017. | * Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017. | ||
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 141,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2019. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 141,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2019. | ||
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* [[France 1552-A ecu d'or|1552-A ''écu d'or aux croissants'']] | * [[France 1552-A ecu d'or|1552-A ''écu d'or aux croissants'']] | ||
* [[France 1554-G 2 henri d'or|1554-G ''double henri d'or'']] | * [[France 1554-G 2 henri d'or|1554-G ''double henri d'or'']] | ||
| + | * [[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 1556-D teston|1556-D teston]] | ||
* [[France 1557-B 2 henri d'or|1557-B ''double henri d'or'']] | * [[France 1557-B 2 henri d'or|1557-B ''double henri d'or'']] | ||
| − | * [[France | + | * [[France 1557-N henri d'or|1557-N ''henri d'or'']] |
* [[Coins and currency dated 1556]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1556]] | ||
| − | * return to | + | * return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]] |
[[Category: Gold coins of France]][[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 141]] | [[Category: Gold coins of France]][[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 141]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:54, 3 February 2026
This specimen was lot 1085 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €2,100 (about US$2,783 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Royaume, Henri II (1547-1559), AV Henri d'or, 1556B, Rouen. D/ B. l. et cuir. à d. R/ Croix formée de quatre H couronnés, cantonnée de deux croissants et deux lis. Très rare. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Henry II, 1547-59, gold henry of 1556, Rouen mint. Obverse: laureate and armored bust right; reverse: cross formed of four crowned "H's", cantonned with two lilies and two crescents. Very rare, Very Fine.)"
This type was struck at numerous mints 1550-62. It had a face value of fifty sols tournois, the same as the écu d'or. The denomination was continued after his death in 1559 by his teenage sons, Francis II and Charles IX.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.653 g, 0.958 fine gold, this specimen 3,56 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-368, Dupl-972; Ci. 1244; Laf. 810; Sb-4976.
- Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
- Sombart, Stéphan, Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610), Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 141, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2019.
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