Live auction - bry_742684 - CHARLES IX COINAGE IN THE NAME OF HENRY II Teston à la tête nue, 1er type 1561 Villeneuve-Saint-André
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| Estimate : | 480 € |
| Price : | 850 € |
| Maximum bid : | 850 € |
| End of the sale : | 07 June 2022 17:03:34 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : Teston à la tête nue, 1er type
Date: 1561
Mint name / Town : Villeneuve-Saint-André
Quantity minted : 33214
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 898 ‰
Diameter : 29 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 9,42 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Ce teston est frappé sur un flan irrégulier et est recouvert d’une patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : .HENRICVS. II. D. G. FRANCO. REX..
Obverse description : Buste de Henri II à droite avec la cuirasse ; au-dessous (Mm).
Obverse translation : (Henri II, par la grâce de Dieu, roi des Francs).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + XPS. VINCIT. XPS. REGNAT. XPS. IMPE. 1561, (C DE VINCIT POINTÉ).
Reverse description : Écu de France couronné accosté de deux H couronnées ; lettre d'atelier à la pointe de l'écu.
Reverse translation : (Le Christ vainc, le Christ règne, le Christ commande).
Commentary
Teston rare pour cet atelier.
Historical background
CHARLES IX COINAGE IN THE NAME OF HENRY II
(05/12/1560-30/05/1574)
François II died on the night of December 4 to 5, 1560. His younger brother, Charles, succeeded him under the regency of Catherine de Medici. In 1560, 1561, even 1562, we continued to coin in the name of Henri II.
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