Catalogue
France, Capetian, Philip I (1060-1108), silver denier, Orleans Mint (1.20g), portal type (Duplessy 50; Roberts 2373; Laf. I/68). Slight adhesion, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $360
France, Capetian, Louis VI, (1108-1137), silver denier, Freix Mint (1.13g), building type (cf Duplessy 96, Cibni 106, Roberts 2362). Toned, good fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $160
France, Capetian, Louis VII, (1137-1180), silver denier (0.82g), Paris Mint, FRANCD in two lines (Cibni 129, Roberts 2551). Very good.
Estimate $30
SOLD $120
France, Capetian, Philip II, (1180-1223), Louis VIII/IX (1223-1226) (2) and Louis IX, (1226-1270), billon deniers, Aras Mint (Duplessy 168, Roberts 2562), denier Tournois (Duplessy 187, Roberts 2406) (2), (Duplessy 193A, Roberts 2411). Fine - very fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
France, Louis IX, (1226-1270), silver gros Tournois (Duplessy cf 190D, Roberts 2451). Old piercing a 5 o'clock, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $140
France, Philip III, (1270-1285), silver gros tournois (Ciani 188, Laf. 204). Toned, nearly very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $300
France, Philip IV, (1285-1314), silver gros tournois (1290-5) (Duplessy 214, Roberts 2461); silver double tournois (Sep.1295) (Laf. 234, Ciani 218, Roberts 2494); silver Maille tierce (1306) (Duplessy 219, Roberts 2497), Billon tournois simple (0.52g) (Ciani 230, Roberts 2491). Fine - very fine. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
France, Philip V, (1316-1322), silver gros tournois (Roberts 2471), Charles IV, (1322-1328), billon double parisis, 2nd issue (Ciani 261, Roberts 2664 pellet under crown); Philip VI (1328-1380), silver gros (Ciani 300); John II, (1350-1364), billon gros 2nd issue (22.1.1352) (Duplessy 297A), 3rd issue (17.5.1354) (Duplessy 298B). Very good - good fine. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $260
France, Charles V, (1364-1380), silver blanc au K (Ciani 471, Roberts 3351), Charles VI, (1380-1422), silver blanc Guenar (Duplessy 377A, Roberts 2981); Henry VI (of England), (1422-1451), Anglo Gallic, silver grand blanc, St. Lo Mint (S.8166); Charles VII, (1422-1461), grand blanc (Duplessy 519c, Roberts 3013 mm cross); Louis XI (1461-1483), grand blanc (Roberts 3014), billon liard (cf Ciani 769); Charles VIII, (1483-1498), blanc a la couronne (cf C.805;, Roberts 3021), billon liard (Duplessy 602), billon niquet (Ciani 833, Roberts 2722); Louis XII (1498-1514), billon (Provence) (Ciani 947B, Roberts 2833). The fifth holed, fair - good fine. (10)
Estimate $200
SOLD $360
France, Francis I, (1515-1547), silver teston, 5th type (Laf. 659, Ciani 1113, Roberts 3452). Nearly very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $1,100
France, Henry II, (1547-1559), silver teston, 1555L, Bayonne Mint (Duplessy 981, Roberts 3501), another, La Rochelle Mint, 1559H (Laf. 821, Roberts 3503); Charles IX (1560-1574), silver teston 1563L (Roberts 3552); Henry III, (1574-1589), copper double tournois 1578 (Roberts 3631). Very good - good fine. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
France, Henry III, (1574-1589), silver franc 1581C (St. Lo Mint) (Duplessy 1130A, Roberts 3611/2); silver half franc 1588M (Toulouse Mint) (cf Ciani 1430, Roberts 3575); quarter franc, Paris (Duplessy 1132A; Roberts 3571), copper double tournois 1589 (Roberts 3631). Fair - very fine. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
France, Charles X, silver 1/8 ecu 1591, Nantes Mint (Ciani 1489), copper double tournois 1592S, Troyes Mint (2.69g) (Duplessy 1186); Henry III, (1589-1610), silver half franc 1600 (Ciani 1541, Roberts 3586). Very good - nearly very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
France, Louis XIII, silver half franc, fourth type, 1615C, St Lo Mint (Duplessy 1312, KM.74), silver ten sols 1643 A rose (KM.132.1, Ciani 1667); copper double tournois 1620, 162?, 1629, 1633 (KM.61.1, 72.1). Fair - very good. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
France, Louis XIV, silver ecu, 1652L, Bayonne Mint (KM.155.10). Toned very fine or better.
Estimate $300
SOLD $360
France, Louis XIV, copper liards, 1657C (Saint Lo) (KM.192.4), 1655R (Villeneuve St. Andre) (KM.192.11); silver four sols, 1677D (Lyon) (KM.232.2), five sols 1703BB (Strasbourg Mint) (KM.337.4), 1/12 ecu (ten sols) 1659 (Aix Mint) (KM.166.22), another 1661R (Villeneuve St. Andre) (KM.199.11), silver half ecu, 1701K (Bordeaux) (KM.325.10), another, uncertain undertype date 1693 (cf KM.273/295), silver ecu, 1712A (KM.386.1). Very good - very fine. (9)
Estimate $240
SOLD $480
France, Louis XV, copper sol 1772V (Troyes) (KM.545.11), billon two sols 1743A (KM.500.1, ex wreck of St.Geran 1744), silver six sols 1748W (Lille) (KM.510.16), another, 1779A (KM.552.1); silver 12 sols 1746A (KM.511.1); third ecu 1721K (KM.457.11); half ecu 1731O (Riom) (KM.484.14), another 1756W (KM.516.21); ecu 1740L (KM.486.12) another 1746C (Caen) (KM.512.5), another 1762 cow (Bearn) (KM.518). Very good - very fine. (11)
Estimate $300
SOLD $420
France, Louis XVI, copper half sol 1782W (KM.586.15), sol 1778W (KM.578.16), 1784M (KM.578.10), 1789B (KM.578.3); First Republic brass twelve deniers 1792 B (KM.600.3) (2), two sols 1791A, 1792BB, 1792R (KM.603.1, 603.4, .14), silver thirty sols 1791I (KM.606.7), half ecu 1791A (KM.562.1), ecu 1782/1A (brass cast), 1789A (KM.564.1), 1790I (KM.564.7), 1793A (KM.615.1) (29.49g); Nevers & Rethel, Charles I, copper two liards 1612 (KM.12.1). Eleventh and thirteenth holed, very good - good very fine. (16)
Estimate $150
SOLD $480
France, First Republic, decimal coinage, copper one centimes, l'an 6A, 7A (KM.646) (2); five centimes, l'an 5A, B, W, 7A, 8BB, W (KM.640.1, .3, .4, .11); decime, l'an 4A, 5A (2), 8A, AA (KM.644.1, .2) (5); Consulship, Napoleon as first Consul, silver five francs l'an 4A, 6A (KM.391.1); tokens; copper two sols, six deniers 1791 (KM.Tn37); Moneron five sols 1792 (KM.Tn31). Very good - good very fine. (17)
Estimate $300
SOLD $500
France, Napoleon, premier Consul, five francs, An 12 T (Nantes) (KM.659.13); Napoleon as Emperor, billon ten centimes 1808A (KM.676.1), silver half franc 1808A (KM.680.1), silver five francs AN 13 A (KM.662.1), 1808B (Rouen) (KM.686.2), 1811A (KM.694.1). Very good - extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $150
SOLD $750
France, Louis XVIII, First Restoration, silver five francs 1814 M (Toulouse) (KM.702.9); Second Kingdom, Louis XVIII, silver franc 1817A (KM.709.1), five francs, 1822K (KM.711.7); Charles X, silver half franc 1827A (KM.723.1), two francs 1828W (KM.725.13), five francs 1830A (KM.728.1); Louis Philippe, copper ten centimes 1843A Colonies (KM.13), silver quarter franc 1833 (KM.740.1), half franc 1839A (KM.741.1), five francs 1831B, BB (KM.735.2, .3), 1841W (KM.749.13); Second Republic, five francs 1848A (KM.756.1), 1850A (KM.761.1); Louis Napoleon, five francs 1852A (KM.773.1). Very good - extremely fine. (15)
Estimate $300
SOLD $270
France, Second Republic, piedfort pattern ten centimes 1848 in copper (KM.P151). Brown and red uncirculated.
Estimate $150
SOLD $400
France, Second Republic, twenty centimes, 1851A (KM.758.1). Very minor edge nick on reverse at 10 o'clock, otherwise gem uncirculated.
Estimate $70
Passed in
France, Napoleon III, one centime 1862BB to ten centimes 1863 (8), silver twenty centimes 1866A, 1867A, fifty centimes, one and two francs 1866A, five francs 1868BB; Third Republic to Fifth Republic, 1971-1975, nineteenth century bronze issues (8), silver (4), twentieth century silver (4, including fifty francs 1975A). Very good - uncirculated. (69)
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
France, Carolingians, Pepin II, King of Aquitaine, (839-865), silver denier, 21mm, (1.44 g), Tolosa (Toulouse) mint, obv. + PIPPIHVS REX F, cross pattee, rev. + TOLOSA CIVI, Pippinus monogram, (Coupland, Pippin - ; Depeyrot 999; M&G 618; MEC 1, 816). Toned, very fine, rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $750
France, Carolingians, Conrad le Pacific (the Peaceful), King of Burgundy, (937-993 A.D.), silver denier, 22mm, (1.14 g), Lucdunus (Lyon) mint, obv. + CONRDVS, cross pattee, rev. LUCDVNVS, tower surmounted by cross, (Depeyrot 531; Boudeau 1122, M&G 1683; MEC 1, ; Duplessy, F?odales, 2525; Poey dAvant 5013 and pl. CXII, 21). Toned, very fine, very scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $340
France, Normandy, Richard I the Fearless, (943-996 A.D.), silver denier (1.19g), Rouen mint, obv. + RICARDVS, short cross pattee; pellet in each quarter, rev. ROTOMAGVS, monogram of Bishop Hugues, (Duplessy 18, Le Gros 209). Bright very fine,scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $190
France, Aquitaine, William IX or William X, (1086-1137), silver denier, 18mm, (1.06 g). Bordeaux mint, obv. +CL (retrograde) VILILMO, four crosslets around central annulet, rev. +BVRDEGIILA, cross, (Poey d'Avant 2731 (Bernard Guillaume); Boudeau 462; Roberts 4309). Toned, good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
France, Provincial, Bearn, anonymous, silver deniers (3), 18mm, (1.17, 0.95, 0.91 g) (one illustrated), of the counts of Bearn, (905-1134), Centulle mint, obv. COM CENTVLLO, cross pattee, pellet in 2nd and 4th quadrant, rev. +ONOR FORCHS, PAX in monogram, read clockwise from left, (Poey d'Avant 3233, Boudeau 525). Good very fine, mostly toned one holed. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
France, Provincial, Priory of Souvigny, (mid-late 12th century), silver denier, 19mm, (0.90 g), obv. SES MAIOLVS, facing bust of St. Mayeul, holding crozier to left, rev. +SILVINIACO, plain cross, (Boudeau 358, Duplessy 784); another Valence et Die, uncertain Bishop, (13th century A.D.), silver denier, 18mm, (1.24 g), Metcalf Group Di, obv. + VRBS VLENTII, angel standing facing with wings displayed, rev. + S PLLINRS, cross, annulet in fourth quarter, (Metcalf, Crusades 39-40; Poey d'Avant 4690; cf.Roberts 4782, Boudeau 1021). Both fine - very fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100