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MEDIEVAL COINS
France
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References: G & B - Medieval
European Conage, by Grierson and Blackburn; FREY - The Dated European
Coinage Prior to 1501 by Albert R. Frey; ROBERT - The Silver Coins of
Medieval France, 476-1610, by J. N. Roberts
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Carolingian, Louis the Pious.
AD 814 to 840.
PORTRAIT silver Denier.
All portrait deniers of the Carolingian Kings are
scarce to rare.
Denomination: Silver denier.
Mint: Melle in Aquitaine
Size: 17.6 x 19.6 mm. Weight: 1.49
grams.
Reference: MEC vol 1, #758.
Grade: good Fine but with a ragged flan (the ragged
area
does not have a sharp edge that one would expect if a coin broke after
striking, so I believe it was struck on a ragged flan). Nicely toned.
Obverse: Portrait of Louis the Pious right, with HLVDOVVICVS IMP AVG around.
Reverse: Minting tools, with METALLVM around.
This is a particularly interesting type for Louis the
Pius, in part
because it has his portrait, but also because the reverse shows dies
and hammers, representing the medieval minting tools of that time.
SOLD
Order
# 2898
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Anglo-Gallic.
Henry VI, AD 1422 to
1453.
Gold Salut d'or.
Denomination: Silver grand blanc aux ecus.
Mint: Paris (mint mark crown).
Date: second type issued after the 6th of September
1423.
Reference: Elias-264.
Size: 26.6 x 26.9 mm. Weight: 3.46
grams.
Grade: gVF and nicer than the image suggests.
Obverse: Shields of France and England, with the
Virgin Mary and the angel Gabriel above, with HENRICVS DEI GRA FRANCORV Z AGILE REX around.
Reverse: Latin cross flanked by a fleur-de-lis and a
leopard, with an h below, all in a
tressure of ten arches, with XPC VIHCIT
XPC REGHAT XPC IMPERAT around.
SOLD
Order
# 4065
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France
Feudal. Normady.
Richard I, AD 943 to 996. Silver denier.
Richard I, known as Richard the Fearless, came into
power in Normady
upon his fathers death in AD 942 at the age of 8 to 10 years, but Louis
IV of France immediately seized Normady and put him in
confinement. With the help of other Norman and Viking
leaders, Richard escaped and reclaiming
Normady in AD 947.
Denomination: Silver denier.
Mint: Rouen.
Size: 18.7 x 19.3 mm. Weight: 1.06 grams.
Reference: D-18
Grade: gVF with some weakiness on some of the
lettering, and the lettering is crudely engraved, as is normal for this
issue.
Obverse: Short cross with a pellet in each quadrant,
with RICARDVS around.
Reverse: Monogram of Bishop Hugues, with ROTO MAGVS around.
Hugues was Bishop of Rouen from AD 942 to 989.
This Richard has no connection with Richard the Lionheart of England,
predating him by more than 200 years.
SOLD
Order
# 3324
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French Feudal. Provence. Robert de Anjou,
AD 1309 to 1343. Silver Gigliato
While very similar to the his Italian issues as King of
Naples, this coin was struck in France as Count of Provence.
Denomination: Silver Gigliato (or Carlini).
Mint: Avignon.
Reference: Rol-51. PdA-3982.
Size: 23.8 x 24.3 mm. Weight: 3.48
grams.
Grade: VF, nicely toned.
Obverse: Robert seated with a lion to each side, and
holding a globus cruciger and sceptre, with ROBERT
DEI GRA IERL ET SICIL REX around.
Reverse: Cross fleurée, with a lis in each angle,
with COMES PUINCIE ET FORCALQERII
around.
SOLD
Order
# 3613
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References: G & B - Medieval
European Conage, by Grierson and Blackburn; FREY - The Dated European
Coinage Prior to 1501 by Albert R. Frey; ROBERT - The Silver Coins of
Medieval France, 476-1610, by J. N. Roberts
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each coin as clearly as possible, with inscriptions provided as we have
read them from the coins. Unfortunately, the medieval letter forms, and
often less-than-perfect strikes, can make the coins difficult to read
and we may occasionally get a letter or two wrong. Please feel free to
contact us if you notice any such mistakes.
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MEDIEVAL FRANCE
Things are always changing in the world of Medieval coin
collecting. The fall of the iron curtain brought many Eastern European
coins to the markets in large numbers, making some previously scarce
types readily available and inexpensive, but some other issues,
including many Crusader coins, are now difficult to find. It is
possible to build a good representative collection of medieval coins,
but it takes time and patience.
The coinage of medieval France is extensive and very
interesting. The feudal issues were struck by local and regional
authorities, mostly for use in the immediate area of issue. The Royal
series, struck in the name of the King, was for use over a much wider
geographic area. Between the two series, there are thousands of issues.
FRENCH FEUDAL ISSUES
LE PUY
LORRAINE, FERRI III, AD 1251-1253
POITOU, ALPHONSE of France, AD 1249-1267
STRASSBOURG CITY
TROYS (in Champagne),
Henri I Comte de Champagne, AD 1152-1180
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