One Teston
CoinsFrench16th century

One Teston

1567

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Description

Obverse: Charles IX in left profile, wearing armor and laurel wreath; reverse: crowned coat of arms with three fleurs-de-lys, crown on either side. Edge is irregular. Beaded outer border on reverse.

Classification
Coins
Medium
Silver
Culture
French
Century
16th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

irreg.: 2.9 cm diam. x 0.2 cm depth (1 1/8 x 1/16 in.) 9.34 g

Provenance

Nanette B. Rodney, New York, NY, Gift to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1986.

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