1 Teston of Henry II, King of France from Poitiers

1550

Medium: Silver
Dimensions: 9.34 g, 9:00, 31 mm
Credit Line: Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001
Accession Number: 2001.87.24091
Geography: Made in Poitiers, France
Culture: French
Period: 16th century
Classification: Numismatics
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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: HENRICVS.2.DEI.GRA.FRANCOR.REX Crowned bust, r.

Reverse Description: +XPS.VINCIT.XPS.REGNAT.XPS.IMPE.1550 crowned shield of France, crowned H on either side, mint mark underneath

Provenance

Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., by 2001; transferred to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2001

Object copyright

Additional information

coins, money, testons

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