- Very Fine France hammered teston silver coin.
- Struck for King Henry II at the Limoges Mint (mint mark I).
- Approx. 27mm.
- During the Italian wars (1494), Louis XII King of France discovered the teston, a heavy silver coin stuck for decades by the Italian Renaissance Kings. Characterized by the innovative presence of the ruler's portrait, the coin took the name of teston (from the Italian testa, or head).
- Catalog: Dup-983.
- Certified by PCGS to VF 30, Population Census: This coin, none higher.
- Obverse: Bust of Henry right: HENRICVS II D G FRANCOR REX.
- Reverse: Crowned shield with three lis, flanked by pair of crowned H, I below: XPS VINCIT XPS REGNAT XPS IMP 1553.
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