teston

American  

[tes-tuhn, -ton, te-stoon] / ˈtɛs tən, -tɒn, tɛˈstun /

Also testoon

noun

1. a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.

2. a former silver coin of England, issued by Henry VII, Henry VIII, and Edward VI, and bearing on the obverse the bust of the reigning king: equal originally to 12 pence, later to sixpence.

3. Also testone a former silver coin of Milan, first issued in 1468, bearing on the obverse a bust of the Duke of Milan.

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teston British  

/ tɛˈstuːn, ˈtɛstən /

noun

1. a French silver coin of the 16th century

2. Also called: tester.  an English silver coin of the 16th century, originally worth one shilling, bearing the head of Henry VIII

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Etymology

Origin of teston

1535–45; < French < Italian testone, augmentative of testa head < Late Latin; see testa