Coins from the Duchy of Burgundy

Due to the erosion of royal power in the 10th century, some mints were taken over by local lords, secular or ecclesiastical. When Hugh Capet arrived on the throne, he mastered the minting only on the royal domain, around Paris and Orleans. Elsewhere, the right of minting is possessed by various political powers: at the level of the duchy, for example in Normandy, or at the level of local lords, such as the lords of Bourbon in Auvergne. The monetary types are nevertheless stable: the lords do not dare to change an existing type in order to preserve trust. The royal monograms in particular (that of Charles the Bald or Louis IV Transmarinus) are still minted until the end of the 12th century. But with the multiplication of these immobilized types, it happens that the engravers lose the understanding and we observe progressive degenerations of the types and legends. For two centuries, the successors of Hugh Capet enlarged the royal domain and gradually imposed the pre-eminence of royal coinage. During the 13th century, the kings of France, in particular Saint Louis and Philip the Fair, legislated to limit the circulation of feudal coins that gradually disappeared until the first half of the 14th century. The end of the Hundred Years’ War made it possible to establish a stable royal coinage and the policy of Louis XI established even more clearly the monetary hold of the king over the whole kingdom. After the introduction at the end of the 15th century of precious metals from America and the Italian art of the medal, only a few large families and exceptional enclaves within the kingdom still benefit from their own mint. The king became the undisputed master of money.
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Hugh I (1076-1079)

Denier - Hugh I
ND (1076-1079)

Billon • 1.12 g • ⌀ 21.5 mm
PA# CXXX/11, Dumas# 1, N# 382515

Odo I (1079-1103)

Denier - Odo I
ND (1079-1103)

Billon • 1.21 g
N# 382453

Hugh II (1103-1143)

Denier - Hugh II
ND (1103-1143)

Billon • 0.77 g • ⌀ 17.6 mm
PA# 5753, N# 224086

Odo II (1143-1162)

Denier with two pellets - Odo II
ND (1143-1162)

Billon • 0.947 g • ⌀ 18.5 mm
PA# 5659, Barth# 1/9, Dumas# 5-1, N# 125788

Hugues III (1162-1192)

Denier - Hugh III (Dijon; S prograd)
ND (1162-1192)

Billon (.335 silver) • 0.86 g • ⌀ 19 mm
PA# 5676, Barth# 2/15, Dumas# 6-1, N# 107304
Denier - Hugh III (Dijon; S retrograd)
ND (1162-1192)

Silver • 1 g • ⌀ 17 mm
PA# 5677, Barth# 2/14, Dumas# 6-2, Boudeau# 1211, N# 56745
Denier - Hugh III / Hugh IV (Dijon)
ND (1162-1272)

Billon • 0.74 g • ⌀ 18 mm
PA# 5661, Dumas# 7-1, Boudeau# 1204, N# 79111

Hugh IV (1218-1271)

Available for swap Denier with clovers - Hugh IV (Dijon)
ND (1218-1272)

Billon • 0.75 g • ⌀ 18 mm
PA# 5678, Barth# 2/1, Dumas# 8-1, N# 49006
Denier - Hugh IV (Auxonne)
ND (1255-1272)

Billon • 0.908 g • ⌀ 18 mm
PA# 5763, Barth# 1/13, Dumas# 8-2, N# 125755

Robert II (1271-1306)

Little Denier - Robert II
ND (1272-1299)

Billon • 0.6 g • ⌀ 16.5 mm
PA# 5672, Barth# 2/12, Dumas# 9-6, N# 106382
Denier with stars - Robert II (Dijon)
ND (1272-1299)

Billon (.300 silver) • 0.85 g • ⌀ 19 mm
PA# 5669, Barth# 2/5, Dumas# 9-3, N# 125509
Denier with shield - Robert II (Dijon)
ND (1303-1306)

Billon • 0.85 g • ⌀ 18 mm
PA# 5673, Barth# 2/7, Dumas# 9-11, N# 113397
Double Denier - Robert II (Dijon)
ND (1276-1278)

Billon (.239 silver) • 1.12 g • ⌀ 20 mm
PA# 5664, Barth# 2/13, Dumas# 9-1, N# 95387

Odo IV (1315-1349)

Denier - Odo IV (BG under the castle)
ND (1315-1327)

Billon • 0.85 g • ⌀ 20 mm
Boudeau# 1217, PA# 5688, Dumas# 10-25-2et3, N# 344587
Maille noire double (au petit écu de Bourgogne)
ND (1347-1349)

Billon (.130 silver) • 0.92 g • ⌀ 20 mm
PA# 5698, Dumas# 10-13-4, N# 393801
⅓ gros ou maille tierce
ND (1331-1349)

Billon • 0.71 g • ⌀ 17 mm
KM# 5694 var., Dumas# 10-12-2, N# 393837
½ Groschen - Odo IV (BG under castle)
ND (1323-1327)

Silver • ⌀ 21 mm
Boudeau# 1216, Barth# 3/12, Dumas# 10-9, N# 164845
½ Groschen - Odo IV
ND (1327-1330)

Silver (.700) • 1.81 g • ⌀ 22 mm
Dumas# 10-10-1, N# 167475
½ Groschen - Odo IV (shield of Burgundy)
ND (1327-1330)

Billon • 1.68 g • ⌀ 22 mm
PA# 5768, Barth# 4/7, Dumas# 10-10-2, N# 165066
Gold Florin - Odo IV
ND (1315-1349)

Gold • 3.5 g
Fr# 98, PA# 5683, N# 367602

Philip I of Rouvres (1349-1361)

Gold Florin - Philip I of Rouvres
ND (1350-1361)

Gold • 3.42 g
Fr# 100, PA# 5708, N# 367599

Philip II the Bold (1363-1404)

Large Blanc - Philip II
ND (1363-1404)

Billon (.439 silver) • 2.97 g • ⌀ 25.5 mm
Boudeau# 1223 var., PA# 5737, Dumas# 13-3-1 et 13-3-2, N# 382448

John I the Fearless (1404-1419)

Large Blanc with shield - John I
ND (1404-1419)

Billon (.439 silver) • 2.95 g • ⌀ 25.5 mm
PA# 5723, Boudeau# 1224, Dumas# 14-4 à 14-9, N# 37901
Groschen - John I
1419

Silver • 2.43 g • ⌀ 27 mm
Boudeau# 1226, PA# 5720, N# 270546

Philip III the Good (1419-1467)

Double Tournois - Philip III
ND (1419-1467)

Billon • 2.04 g • ⌀ 23 mm
PA# 5743, Boudeau# 1237, N# 30985
Blanc with shield - Philip III
ND (1419-1467)

Billon • 2.99 g • ⌀ 28 mm
PA# 5729, N# 82396
Gold Rider - Philip III
ND (1419-1467)

Gold • 3.57 g
Fr# 101, PA# 5728, N# 367509
Engrogne with crowned lion - Philip III
ND (1419-1432)

Billon • 1.6 g • ⌀ 22 mm
Barth# VII-1, Dumas# 15-12, N# 166401
Engrogne with shield - Philip III
ND (1419-1467)

Billon • 1.06 g • ⌀ 22 mm
PA# 5804, N# 71482
Large Blanc with shields - Philip III
ND (1423-1435)

Billon (.399 silver) • 2.75 g • ⌀ 28 mm
Boudeau# 1230, PA# 5734, Dumas# 15/7, N# 318268
Blanc with shield at seven quarters - Philip III
ND (1439-1452)

Billon (.399 silver) • 3.06 g • ⌀ 28 mm
Vanhoudt# 12·AUX, Dumas# 15-8-1, Boudeau# 1229 var., N# 95708

Charles I the Bold (1467-1477)

Denier - Charles I
ND (1467-1477)

Silver • 1.0 g • ⌀ 21 mm
PA# 5815, Dumas# 16/6-1, N# 186266
Groschen with St. Andrew cross - Charles I
ND (1467-1477)

Silver (.519) • 2.9 g • ⌀ 28 mm
Vanhoudt# 41-AU, Dumas# 16-3, PA# 5747, N# 99100
Large Blanc with shield at seven quarters - Charles I
ND (1467-1477)

Billon (.399 silver) • 2.9 g • ⌀ 26 mm
Vanhoudt# 42-AU, Dumas# 16-4-2, N# 99102

Unspecified ruling authority


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