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This specimen was lot 72172 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Santa Ana, CA, May 2017), where it sold for $352.50. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[France|FRANCE]]. Teston, 1561-M. Henry II (1547-59). NGC AU-53. Lightly toned with good underlying luster." Duplessy lists this type for 1560-61. It was struck by the hammer for Charles IX, not Henry II. Henry II was killed in a tournament accident in 1559 but his bust was continued during the reign of his son Francis II and the first part of the reign of Charles IX. This coin had a face value of 11 ''sols'' and 4 ''deniers tournois.'' | This specimen was lot 72172 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Santa Ana, CA, May 2017), where it sold for $352.50. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[France|FRANCE]]. Teston, 1561-M. Henry II (1547-59). NGC AU-53. Lightly toned with good underlying luster." Duplessy lists this type for 1560-61. It was struck by the hammer for Charles IX, not Henry II. Henry II was killed in a tournament accident in 1559 but his bust was continued during the reign of his son Francis II and the first part of the reign of Charles IX. This coin had a face value of 11 ''sols'' and 4 ''deniers tournois.'' | ||
| − | ''Recorded mintage:'' | + | ''Recorded mintage:'' 331,669 (including those with the bust of Charles IX). |
''Specification:'' 9.59 g, .899 fine silver. | ''Specification:'' 9.59 g, .899 fine silver. | ||
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' Roberts-3513, Duplessy-1052. | + | ''Catalog reference:'' Roberts-3513, Duplessy-1052, Sb 4572. |
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
Revision as of 18:12, 13 April 2021
This specimen was lot 72172 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Santa Ana, CA, May 2017), where it sold for $352.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Teston, 1561-M. Henry II (1547-59). NGC AU-53. Lightly toned with good underlying luster." Duplessy lists this type for 1560-61. It was struck by the hammer for Charles IX, not Henry II. Henry II was killed in a tournament accident in 1559 but his bust was continued during the reign of his son Francis II and the first part of the reign of Charles IX. This coin had a face value of 11 sols and 4 deniers tournois.
Recorded mintage: 331,669 (including those with the bust of Charles IX).
Specification: 9.59 g, .899 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Roberts-3513, Duplessy-1052, Sb 4572.
- Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
- [1]Ponterio, Rick, et al., The May 2017 Collector's Choice Sale, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.
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