1/2 teston Francis I 3e type

€8,652.00
IssuerFrance
Year1539-1540
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1/2 Teston (1/4 LT)
CurrencyLivre tournois (987-1795)
CompositionSilver
Weight4.799 g
Dimensions25 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)Guillaume de Houppeville
In circulation to
Reference(s) Dy royales#795
Obverse descriptionBust of François I on the right, wearing an open crown on a hood.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse lettering(couronne) FRANCISCVS^ I^ D^ G^ FRANCORV (Mm) REX, (ponctuation par simple triangle).
Reverse descriptionCrowned shield of France within a ball-shaped polylobe (17 lobes).
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering(couronne) XPS^ VINCIT^ XPS^ REGNAT^ XPS (Mm) IMPERAT
Edge
Mint
Mintage1539  - (fr) Rouen (Point sous la 15e lettre du droit et du revers) -
1540  - (fr) Rouen (Point sous la 15e lettre du droit et du revers) -
Catalog ID7068181570
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