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France, Anonymous issues, Counts of Poitou, 10th-12th centuries, silver denier (1.05g), Melle (Roberts 3862). Nearly very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $130
France, Philip I, (1060-1108), silver denier (1.33g), Etampes (Orleanais), obv. small cross in circle, rev. portal (Roberts 2373; Ciani 62). Light tone, nearly very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
France, Philip I, (1060-1108), silver denier (1.20g), Chateau Landon, obv. cross in circle, smaller crosses in two angles, rev. Raoul monogram (Roberts 2302; Diys.34; Ciani 51). Good fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
France, Louis VI (the fat), (1108-1137), silver denier (1.18g), Pontoise (Isle de France), obv. small cross in circle annulet in one quarter, rev. alpha omega (Roberts 2227; Ciani 191a). Brockage effect of the cross on the reverse, otherwise fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $110
France, Philip II, Augustus (1180-1223), silver denier (0.76g), Tours (Roberts 2401); Louis IX, the Saint, (1226-1270), silver denier, Tours (1.06g), obv. small cross in circle, rev. abbey (Roberts 2411). Fine. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $140
France, Louis IX, the Saint (1226-1270), silver deniers (0.98g and 1.03g), Tournois (Roberts 2411), Gros Tournois (3.21g) (Roberts 2451). Fine. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $230
France, Charles II, Count of Provence and King of Sicily, (1285-1309), double coronat (Roberts 5027, obv. cross, rev. crowned bust left (1.18g). Very good.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
France, Philip IV, the Fair (1285-1314), tournois obol (0.50g), Bourgeois simple (0.98g and 1.02g) (Roberts 2434, 2642 (2)), double tournois (0.95g) (Roberts 2495), gros tournois (Roberts 2461a (2), 2464) (3.73g, 4.02g, 4.08g). Very good - very fine. (7)
Estimate $450
SOLD $330
France, Philip V, (1316-1322), gros tournois (2.78g)(Roberts 2471; Ciani 244). Nearly very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
France, Charles IV, (1322-1328), double parisis (1.02g) (Roberts 2663); Philip VI, the Valois, (1328-1350), double parisis (0.91g) (Roberts 2603); John II, the Good (1350-1364), gros tournois (2.92g) (Roberts 2521); Charles V, the Wise (1364-1380), blank auk, Paris (2.23g)(Roberts 3351); Charles VI, the Mad, (1380-1422), Blanc Guenar, Paris (3.23g); another of Gernieu (3.16g)(Roberts 2981, 2981B); another of La Rochelle (3.12g)(Roberts 2981E), Royal Niquet of Troye (1.82g). Fair - nearly very fine. (8)
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
France, John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, (1404-1419), Briquet, Dijon (3.07g)(Roberts 7821; P'A 5732; B.1224). Toned, very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $180
France, Anglo-Gallic Kings, Henry V, (1413-1422) Billon Florette, Rouen (2.75g)(Roberts 2892; Ciani 590), leopard briquet, Rouen (1.66g)(Roberts 3702; Ciani 593); Henry VI, (1422-1453), Blanc aux ecu, Rouen (2.99g)(Roberts 2963; Ciani 602), Billion denier of Troyes (1.28g)(Roberts 3705; Ciani 609). Toned, fine - very fine. (4)
Estimate $250
SOLD $600
France, Charles VII, the Well Served, (1422-1461), blanc aux lis accotes (2.97g)(Roberts 2903); Philip, the Good Duke of Burgundy, (1419-1467), copper mite of Flanders (Roberts 7911); double gros of Flanders (Roberts 8336); Louis IX, (1461-1483), Blanc au soleil, Toulouse (Roberts 2932); Charles the Bald, Duke of Burgundy, (1467-1477), gros, Flanders (Roberts 7972)(2), double patard of Brabant (Roberts 7884); Maria Duchess of Burgundy, double briquet, Flanders (Roberts 8382). Very good - very fine. (8)
Estimate $450
SOLD $320
France, Charles VIII, (1485-1498), hardi de Bretagne (Brittany)(Roberts 3775, Ciani 827), liard au dauphin of Saint Lo (Roberts 3685; Ciani 828), Karolus dozain, Paris (Roberts 3362; Ciani 814), another of Nantes (Roberts 3364; Ciani 823; Italie Cavallo of Aquila (Roberts 3051, Ciani 871), Chieti (Roberts 3061, Ciani 885); Louis XII, (1498-1515), grand blanc, Chalons (Roberts 3104; Ciani 928), Billon hardi Brodeauc (Roberts 3776); Soldino of Milan (Roberts 3084); Anthony, Duke of Lorraine, (1508-1544), double blanc or sol, Nancy (Roberts 9437)(2). Very good - nearly very fine. (11)
Estimate $450
Passed in
France, Anthony Duke of Lorraine (1508-1544), teston of Nancy, 1544 (Roberts 9552). Good renaissance portrait, very fine and desirable.
Estimate $600
SOLD $460
France, Francis I, (1515-1547), teston of Lyon (Roberts 3464, Ciani 1110), Douzain croysette, Paris (Roberts 3145; Ciani 1170). Very fine; fine. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $340
France, Henry II, (1547-1559), teston of Toulouse, 1556 (Roberts 3502; Ciani 1271). Attractive grey tone, nearly extremely fine, rare thus.
Estimate $800
SOLD $650
France, Henry II, (1547-1559), teston of Bordeaux, 1559 (Roberts 3503; Ciani 1269). Toned, irregular flan, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $400
Passed in
France, Henry II, (1547-1559), teston of Bordeaux, 1559 (Roberts 3503; Ciani 1269). Good fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
France, Henry II, (1547-1559), teston of Rouen, 1557 (Roberts 3513; Ciani 1268). Toned good very fine.
Estimate $450
SOLD $500
France, Henry II, (1547-1559), Douzaine aux crois saints, Limoges 1550, another of Rouen, 1551, another of Paris, 1552 (Roberts 3183; Ciani 1305). Very good - good fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
France, Charles IX, (1560-1574), testons of Toulouse, 1562 (Roman numerals)(Roberts 3551; Ciani 1356), another 1562 (Arabic)(Roberts 3552; Ciani 1359), teston of Bayonne, 1564 (Roberts 3552; Ciani 1359). Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $450
Passed in
France, Charles IX, (1560-1574), teston of Rennes, 1564 (Roman numerals), (Ciani 1366), teston of Anges, 1567 (Ciani, 1358); douzain aux crois santo of Aix en Provence (Roberts 3202; Ciani 1386); sol parisis of Poitiers, 1566 (Roberts 3205, Ciani 1379). Very good - good fine. (4)
Estimate $500
Passed in
France, Henry III, (1574-1589), teston of Rouen, 1575 (Roberts 3565, silver franc la Rochelle, 1578 (Roberts 3611, Ciani 1427), franc of Saint-Lo, 1584 (Roberts 3604; Ciani 1427); half franc, Paris 1587 (Ciani 1431); quarter franc, Paris 1577 (Roberts 7571; Ciani 1436), another Paris 1587 (Roberts 3571; Ciani 1437). Very good - very fine. (6)
Estimate $600
SOLD $430
France, Henry III, (1574-1589), quarter ecu, Nantes, 1580; Limoges, 1585, Saint-Lo, 1588 (Roberts 3252, Ciani 1438); eighth ecu of Rennes, 1587 (Roberts 3251; Ciani 1440). Toned, fine - very fine. (4)
Estimate $200
SOLD $280
France, Henry III, (1574-1589), billon douzain, Paris 1577, another 1589 (Roberts 3211), douzain au dauphine, Grenoble 1587 (Roberts 3213, Ciani 1453), billon douzain, Dijon 1588 (Roberts 3211, Ciani 1450); double tournois, Paris 1582, another 1590 (Roberts 3631, 6; Ciani 1466, 5) also three earlier duplicates (Roberts 3351 (2), 2663). Fair - nearly very fine. (9)
Estimate $250
SOLD $150
France, silver issues, includes fifty centimes, 1901-1916 (3); one franc, 1915, 1916; two francs, 1869A, 1916; ten francs, 1929-1938 (14); also colonial issues for French Indo China, twenty centimes, 1937 (KM.Y.17.2) (3, EF-Unc); and New Hebrides, one hundred francs, 1966 (KM.Y.3), (Tot ASW 5.45oz). Good - uncirculated. (26)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
German East Africa, one rupie, 1913J (KM.10); Germany, Prussia (1, damaged), Empire (3), Weimer Republic (3), Third Reich (3), Federal Republic (11, seven of these commemoratives), Democratic Republic, ten mark, 1978 Justus v. Liebig (KM.69); also a 1984 medallic reproduction in silver of an Hannover thaler of 1590. Poor - uncirculated. (24)
Estimate $170
SOLD $100
Germany, Regensburg, Heinrich IV, (995-1002), silver denar (1.34g), obverse small cross, legend Henricus DVX starts anticlockwise at the base; reverse temple with WICI in centre, legend (Hahn 25e1) Regina civitns. Good fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
Germany, Bavaria, Otto, (1886-1913), silver two mark, 1904D, (KM.511.1), three mark, 1912D, (KM.515). Extremely fine - uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $120