440, Lot: 590. Estimate $200. Sold for $150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Provincial. Lorraine (duché). Charles III le Grand (the Great). 1545-1608. AR Testoon (29mm, 9.08 g, 3h). Nancy mint; Jean Ferry, mintmaster. Dated 1581 F. Bareheaded and armored bust right, wearing ornate collar / Crowned coat-of-arms; crowned Lorraine crosses flanking shield; date in exergue; small F in legend. Cf. De Saulcy pl. XXII, 2; cf. Roberts 9562 (both refs for type). VF, lightly toned, hairlines.