France 1571-K 2 sols
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This specimen was lot 1080 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €130 (about US$185 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Royaume, Charles IX (1560-1574), Billon double sol parisis, 1571K, Bordeaux. D/ Trois lis posés 2 et 1, sous une couronne. R/ Croix fleurdelisée. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Charles IX, 1560-74, Very Fine.)"
This type was struck 1568-74 at many mints in many varieties yet few survive today. It had a face value of thirty deniers tournois.
Recorded mintage: 231,840, one of the few common dates.
Specification: 3.26 g, .529 fine silver, this specimen 2,67 g.
Catalog reference: Dupl-1085; Ci. 1376; Laf. 915, Sb 4466.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.
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