FRANCE, Royal. François I le Pére et Restaurateur des Lettres (the Father and Restorer of Letters). 1515-1547. AR Teston de Bretagne (29mm, 9.56 g, 4h). Rennes mint; mm: R. Good VF.

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Lot: 851.
Closing Date: May 15 2024 10:00 ET

The J. Eric Engstrom Collection: France, Silver

Estimate: $ 2 000

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FRANCE, Royal. François I le Pére et Restaurateur des Lettres (the Father and Restorer of Letters). 1515-1547. AR Teston de Bretagne (29mm, 9.56 g, 4h). Rennes mint; mm: R. Mantled bust right, wearing bonnet and crown / Crowned coat-of-arms flanked by crowned ermines. VG 298; Duplessy 833; Ciani 1148. Deep and iridescent toning. Good VF. Rare. A wonderful portrait.

From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Michael Joffre Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 99, 13 May 2015), lot 996 (hammer $3750).


Closing Date and Time: 15 May 2024 at 14:43:20 ET.

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