Triton XXI, Lot: 988. Estimate $3000. Sold for $2250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Royal. François I le Pére et Restaurateur des Lettres (the Father and Restorer of Letters). 1515-1547. AR Teston (28mm, 9.36 g, 9h). Rouen mint; mm: pellet under 15th letter. Struck 1515-1540. (crown) FRANCISCVS · I · D · GRA · FRANCORV (bell) REX (trefoil stops), crowned and draped bust right / (crown) XPS · VINCIT · XPS · REGNAT · XPS (bell) IMPERAT, crowned coat-of-arms within polylobe. Duplessy 793; Ciani –. Good VF, toned, minor smoothing in fields.