CNG 87, Lot: 1609. Estimate $4000. Sold for $7000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Royal. Henri II. 1547-1559. AV Henri d’or (26mm, 3.57 g, 3h). Bayonne mint. Dated 1553/0. HENRICVS · II · D · G · FRAN · REX, armored bust right / (sunburst) DVM · TOTVM · COMPLEAT · ORBEM · 1553/0, crowned cruciform H monogram around central L; crescents and lis in alternating angles. Duplessy 972; Ciani 1244; Friedberg 368. VF, toned. Rare.

From the John H. McWhinney Collection.