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Teston à la tête nue 5ème type - Henri II
| Issuer | France |
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| Year | 1551-1561 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1551 C - - 9,409 1551 H - - 1,836 1551 Y - - 3,442 1552 C - - 23,638 1552 D - - 161,338 1552 H - - 2,983 1552 M - - 691,254 1552 O - - 7,573 1552 R - - 1553 D - - 83,079 1553 M - - 691,254 1553 Y - - 2,295 1554 M - Mintmaster Catellan - 122,782 1554 M - Mintmaster Robert - 1554 M - Mintmaster Robert (large bust) - 1554 T - - 15,147 1554 Y - - 17,212 1555 & - (fr) sans le n° du roi - 1,855 1555 M - (fr) sans le n° du Roi - 1555 M - Mintmaster Catellan - 243,999 1555 M - Mintmaster Robert - 1556 M - - 285,727 1556 Y - - 688 1557 M - - 86,521 1558 & - - 9,814 1558 M - - 249,466 1558 Y - - 5,737 1559 & - - 5,827 1559 H - - 1559 M - - 193,698 1560 & - - 5,278 1560 M - Mintmaster Catellan - 81,548 1560 M - Mintmaster Robert - 260,337 1560 R - - 19,032 ND (1560-1561) M - Date: 156 - 1561 & - - 6,604 1561 M - - 331,669 1561 R - - 33,214 |
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Henri II inherited a teston denomination that had been evolving since Louis XII first introduced the large silver coin to France in the early sixteenth century, largely in imitation of Italian grosso types. This fifth type, distinguished from its predecessors by subtle die modifications accumulated across a decade of production, was struck simultaneously at multiple French mints — each adding its own mint mark — making die attribution a genuine exercise rather than a formality.
The reign saw chronic pressure on silver supplies as American metal had not yet fully penetrated French monetary circulation at the volumes it would reach under his successors. Henri II was killed in a jousting accident in 1559, leaving two full years of posthumous striking under his titles before the type was retired.