HENRI III 1574-1589 - Lot 224

Lot n° 224
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HENRI III 1574-1589 - Lot 224
HENRI III 1574-1589 HENRICVS. III. D. G. FRANC. ET. POL. REX. Legend beginning at 6 o'clock. Bust of the king laurelled and cuirassed, with the the small strawberry. R/. SIT. NOMEN. DOMINI. BENEDICTVM. Cross leaved and fleurdelisé, with H in heart, workshop letter in exergue. To the right, the legend starts at 6 o'clock with a cross and ends with the date date and the mark of the master Marcelin Gras, a crossed out G. The workshop letter is on the reverse, at 6 o'clock. Different speaking of the engraver Antoine Léger, a feather. On the right, the legend. Dy 1130; Sb 4714 Only 3 copies of francs seen for this workshop, all vintages combined (1 ex. of 1578, 2 ex. of 1579 including BnF), but no specimen reported by FRANCIÆ IV for this year struck at 2.501 copies only! Silver franc with embossed neck 1580 & = Aix. (13,57 g) Extremely rare. Beautiful. Provenance : COLLECTION Patrick DEVAUX
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