France 1565-M teston

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type, worth 12 sols tournois, was struck 1561-74. Note the date in Roman numerals. The protrait is of Charles IX, king of France 1560-74 during the Wars of Religion. This is a common date, with thirty reported in Sombart's survey^[2].

Recorded mintage: 214,353 including a few demi-écus.

Specification: 9.598 g, .899 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dupl-1063; Ci. 1356; Laf. 895, Sb 4602.

Source:

• Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
• ^[2]Sombart, Stéphan, Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610), Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Vera Liu, Goldberg Sale 128: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.

Links to:

• 1564-H teston
• 1564-L teston
• 1564-M teston
• 1565-D écu d'or au soleil
• 1565-G écu d'or au soleil
• 1565-H écu d'or au soleil
• 1565-T écu d'or au soleil
• 1565-9 écu d'or au soleil
• Coins and currency dated 1565
• return to French royal coinage (to 1793)