Roma Numismatics Ltd. > Auction XXX | Auction date: 21 March 2024 |
Lot number: 649 Price realized: 1,500 GBP (Approx. 1,900 USD / 1,749 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: France, Kingdom. François I 'le Restaurateur des Lettres' (the Restorer of Letters) AR Teston. 3rd type. Rouen mint, 1515-1547. ♕ FRANCISCVS • I • D • GRA • FRANCORV (mintmark) REX, crowned bust to right / ♕ XPS • VINCIT • XPS • REGNAT • XPS (mintmark) IᙏPERAT, crowned coat-of-arms of France within polylobe. Duplessy 794; Lafaurie 659. 9.55g, 30mm, 2h. Good Very Fine; struck on a broad planchet. Very rare in this condition. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction XXII, 8 October 2021, lot 1006; Acquired from Beaussant Lefèvre, Paris. Estimate: 1250 GBP |