One Franc | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1986.528.498
People: Unidentified Artist
Title: One Franc
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 1578?
Places: Creation Place: Europe, France, Angers
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/226317

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Dimensions

irreg.: 3.5 cm diam. x 0.2 cm depth (1 3/8 x 1/16 in.)
13.99 g

Denomination

franc

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: 157[8?], obverse, struck: [around perimeter:] HENRICVS · III · D · G · FR[AN]C · E[T POL? R]EX 157[8?]; [beneath bust:] F
inscription: reverse, around perimeter, struck: SIT · NOMEN [DOMI]NI · B[ENE]DICTV[M]

Provenance

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

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Nanette B. Rodney
Accession Year: 1986
Object Number: 1986.528.498
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: Henri III in right profile; reverse: four plumes with H at the center. Beaded inner and outer border on obverse; beaded inner border on reverse. Irregular edge; surface worn and flattened in spots.

Verification Level

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