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This specimen was lot 22490 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $2,160. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[France|FRANCE]]. 2 Henri d'Or, 1554-G. Poitiers Mint. Henry II. Fine. A well worn but generally mark-free gold coin with fully readable legends. Note: Due to its extensive usage in jewelry, both PCGS and NGC have declined to encapsulate this coin." This type was struck at Poitiers for Henry II 1550-58. It had a face value of one hundred ''sols tournois'' or five ''livres tournois''. | This specimen was lot 22490 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $2,160. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[France|FRANCE]]. 2 Henri d'Or, 1554-G. Poitiers Mint. Henry II. Fine. A well worn but generally mark-free gold coin with fully readable legends. Note: Due to its extensive usage in jewelry, both PCGS and NGC have declined to encapsulate this coin." This type was struck at Poitiers for Henry II 1550-58. It had a face value of one hundred ''sols tournois'' or five ''livres tournois''. | ||
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* Duplessy, Jean, ''Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome I, 2e édition,'' Paris: Maison Platt, 1999. | * Duplessy, Jean, ''Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome I, 2e édition,'' Paris: Maison Platt, 1999. | ||
* 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. | ||
| + | * 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>Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, ''The January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2019. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, ''The January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2019. | ||
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* [[France 1554-G teston|1554-G teston]] | * [[France 1554-G teston|1554-G teston]] | ||
* [[France 1554-M teston|1554-M teston]] | * [[France 1554-M teston|1554-M teston]] | ||
| + | * [[France 1555 8 henri d'or|1555 ''huit henri d'or à la Gallia'']] | ||
* [[France 1556-B henri d'or|1556-B ''henri d'or'']] | * [[France 1556-B henri d'or|1556-B ''henri d'or'']] | ||
* [[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'']] | ||
Revision as of 13:15, 8 September 2021
This specimen was lot 22490 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $2,160. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 2 Henri d'Or, 1554-G. Poitiers Mint. Henry II. Fine. A well worn but generally mark-free gold coin with fully readable legends. Note: Due to its extensive usage in jewelry, both PCGS and NGC have declined to encapsulate this coin." This type was struck at Poitiers for Henry II 1550-58. It had a face value of one hundred sols tournois or five livres tournois.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7.30 g, 0.958 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-367; cf. Dup-971.
- Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome I, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
- 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.
- Sombart, Stéphan, Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610), Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
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