CNG 106, Lot: 968. Estimate $500. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Royal. Henri III. As King of France and Poland, 1574-1589. AR Demi-franc (27.5mm, 7.01 g, 7h). La Rochelle mint. Dated 1579 H. Armored, draped, and laureate bust right / Cross fleurée with H at center. Duplessy 1131; cf. Ciani 1430; Lafaurie 971; Kopicki 10420. Near EF, toned. Good metal.

Ex Künker 206 (13 March 2012), lot 3206.

Henri III was crowned King of Poland in 1574, having been elected after the death of Sigismund II Augustus the following year. He was to spend only one year in the country, as he was forced to return to France to succeed his brother Charles IX to the French throne.