Lot 381
France, Henry III (1574‑1589), silver Franc, 1579.

Ancient, British and World Coins - 114 | C24002
Auction: 7 March 2024 at 10:00 GMT
£90
Description
France, Henry III (1574‑1589), silver Franc, 1579, Paris mint, 7.11g (Dupl. 1131). Fair to Fine.
Footnote
Also known as Henry Walezy, he was the son of King Henry II of France and Catherine de Medici who inherited the vacant throne of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, where he was elected monarch in 1573. Aged 22, Henry abandoned Poland– Lithuania upon inheriting the French throne when his brother, Charles IX, died without issue.

