CHARLES IX 1560-1574 CAROLVS: VIIII: D: G: FRANCO: REX. His laurelled and cuirassed bust cuirassed with embossed collar. Underneath workshop letter. R/. SIT.NOMEN... Crowned shield of France, without shoulder. Vintage at the end of the legend and rose, mark of Jean Dubois (1544-1566). N retrograde on the obverse and reverse and point 10e. Dy 1071 ; Sb 4614 Silver teston 5th type 1563 I = Limoges. (9,44 g) Rare. Regular flan. T.B. Provenance : COLLECTION Patrick DEVAUX

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