96, Lot: 209. Estimate $75. Sold for $49. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of FRANCE. Francis II. 1515-1547. AR Teston (26mm, 8.23 gm). Struck in the name of Henry II. Bayonne mint. Dated 1559. Laureate and cuirassed bust of Henry II right / Crowned royal coat-of-arms; crowned H on either side; L below shield. Duplessy 1033 (Francis II); Ciani 1272 (Henry II) and 1335 (Francis II). Near Fine, areas of flat strike.