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Teston - Francis I 1st type
Issuer France Year 1529-1531 Type Standard circulation
coins Value 1 Teston (1/2 LT) Currency Livre tournois (987-1795) Composition Silver Weight 9.598 g Dimensions 29.5 mm Thickness Shape and Technique Round (irregular) Hammered Orientation Engraver(s) J. de la Roche In circulation to Reference(s) Dy royales# 791
Obverse description Bust of François I on the right, cuirassed, wearing a closed crown. Obverse script Latin Obverse lettering +
FRANCISCVS: I: DEI: GRA: FRANCORVM: REX. (Mm), (C
pointés) Reverse description Crowned shield of France in a polylobe. Reverse script Latin Reverse lettering + XPS:
VINCIT: XPS: REGNAT: XPS: IMPERAT. (Mm)., (C pointé) Edge Mint Mintage 1529 - (fr) Bourges - 1529 - (fr) Villefranche-de-Rouergue - 1529 A - (fr) Paris - 1529 G - (fr) Poitiers (Point sous la 8e lettre du droit et du revers) - 1531 G - (fr) Poitiers (Point sous la 8e lettre du droit et du revers) - Catalog ID 8518382060 Comments