Coins from French States

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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France › French States › Aire-sur-la-Lys, City under siege of

10 Sols (Siege of Aire)
1641

Silver • 4.68 g • 29 mm
Boudeau# 1992, KM# 13, N# 146689
50 Sols (Siege of Aire)
1710

Silver • 15.7 g • 31 mm
Boudeau# 1994, N# 146386
25 Sols (Siege of Aire)
1710

Silver • 7.31 g • 32.5 mm
Boudeau# 1995, N# 33785
20 Sols (Siege of Aire)
1641

Silver • 9.38 g • 30 mm
KM# 14, N# 391425
1 Pistole (Siege of Aire)
1641

Gold • 12.52 g
N# 369386

France › French States › Albi, Viscounty of • Denier

12 Deniers = 1 Sol • 20 Sols = 1 Livre

Denier in the degenerate name of Raymond
ND (1050-1074)

Silver • 1.25 g • ⌀ 18 mm
Boudeau# 772, PA# 3889, Dy féodales# 1177, N# 170232
Denier in the name of Raymond, under Alphonse of Poitiers
ND (1249-1271)

Billon • 0.77 g • ⌀ 17 mm
Boudeau# 775, PA# 3901, Dy féodales# 1182, N# 334590
Available for swap Denier in the very degenerate name of Raymond
ND (1150-1250)

Silver • 1.05 g • ⌀ 19 mm
PA# 3898, Boudeau# 774, Dy féodales# 1180 var., N# 45556

France › French States › Amiens, County of • Unspecified currency

Denier anonymous (PAX)
ND (1150-1180)

Silver • 1.12 g • ⌀ 19.5 mm
Boudeau# 1914, PA# 6402 var., N# 333035
Denier anonymous (RIX)
ND (1100-1200)

Billon • 0.94 g • ⌀ 18 mm
PA# 6400, N# 350429

France › French States › Anduze and Sauve, Lordship of • Denier

12 Deniers = 1 Sol • 20 Sols = 1 Livre

Denier with anchored cross - Bernard II
ND (1145-1164)

Billon • 0.97 g • ⌀ 17.5 mm
PA# 3853, Boudeau# 757, Dy féodales# 1568, N# 176400
Obol with anchored cross - Bernard II
ND (1145-1164)

Billon • 0.39 g • ⌀ 14.5 mm
PA# 3853, Dy féodales# 1569, N# 176402
Denier with circled cross - Bernard II
ND (1145-1164)

Billon • 0.82 g • ⌀ 17.5 mm
PA# 3855, Boudeau# 759, Dy féodales# 1570, N# 22106

France › French States › Angoulême, County of • Livre

12 Deniers = 1 Sol • 20 Sols = 1 Livre

Denier with four annulets without crosslet - Immobilization in the name of Louis IV
ND (950-1050)

Billon • 0.57 g • ⌀ 17.5 mm
Boudeau# –, PA# –, Dy féodales# –, N# 334834
Denier - Hugh XII
ND (1260-1282)

Silver • 0.73 g • ⌀ 18.5 mm
Dy féodales# 954, N# 331877
Denier - Hugh XIII
ND (1282-1303)

Silver • 0.95 g • ⌀ 18 mm
Dy féodales# 956, Boudeau# 442, PA# 2675, N# 331878
Denier with four annulets - Immobilization of Louis IV
ND (1100-1200)

Silver • 0.8 g • ⌀ 19 mm
PA# 2657, Boudeau# 445, Dy féodales# 943, N# 47723
Obol with four annulets - Immobilization of Louis IV
ND (1100-1200)

Silver • 0.32 g • ⌀ 15 mm
PA# 2662, Dy féodales# 944, N# 110580
Denier with crescent - Immobilization of Louis IV
ND (1170-1245)

Silver • 0.86 g • ⌀ 18 mm
PA# 2663, Dy féodales# 947, N# 110581
Denier with aligned annulets - Immobilization of Louis IV
ND (1245-1250)

Silver • 0.95 g • ⌀ 19.5 mm
PA# 2666, Dy féodales# 949, N# 110584

France › French States › Anjou, County of • Livre

12 Deniers = 1 Sol • 20 Sols = 1 Livre

Denier - Charles I
ND (1246-1266)

Billon • 1.09 g • ⌀ 17.5 mm
Boudeau# 156, PA# 1517, Dy féodales# 380, N# 335003
Denier - Fulk III
ND (987-1040)

Billon
Dy féodales# 367, N# 331904
Obol - Charles I
ND (1246-1266)

Billon • 0.46 g • ⌀ 14 mm
Dy féodales# 381, Boudeau# 157, N# 331959
Denier with keys - Charles I
ND (1266-1285)

Billon • 0.82 g • ⌀ 18.5 mm
Dy féodales# 384, N# 331950
Denier - Charles III
ND (1290-1325)

Billon • 0.89 g • ⌀ 20 mm
Dy féodales# 390, Boudeau# 165, PA# 1535, N# 331954
Obol - Charles II
ND (1285-1290)

Billon • 0.46 g
Dy féodales# cf. 386, N# 331956
Denier - Geoffrey II / Geoffrey III
ND (1040-1069)

Silver (.958) • 1.18 g • ⌀ 21 mm
PA# 1467, Boudeau# 149, Dy féodales# 369, N# 13421
Denier - Immobilization of Geoffrey II under Fulk IV or Fulk V
ND (1069-1120)

Billon • 1.03 g • ⌀ 18.5 mm
PA# 1483, Dy féodales# 373, N# 314256
Denier - Immobilization of Fulk V under the Plantegenets
ND (1151-1204)

Billon • 0.98 g • ⌀ 17 mm
PA# 1494, Dy féodales# 378, N# 314257
Available for swap Denier - Fulk V / Geoffrey VI
ND (1109-1199)

Billon • 1.09 g • ⌀ 19 mm
PA# 1509, Dy féodales# 375, Boudeau# 153, N# 36750
Obol - Charles III
ND (1290-1325)

Billon • 0.48 g • ⌀ 15 mm
PA# 1536, Boudeau# 166, Dy féodales# 391, N# 359897

France › French States › Aquitaine, Duchy of • Livre

12 Deniers = 1 Sol • 20 Sols = 1 Livre

Obol - Richard I (Type 1)
ND (1169-1189)

Billon • 0.45 g • ⌀ 15 mm
Boudeau# 472, PA# 2769, Dy féodales# 1034, N# 176521
Denier with leopard - Edward I
ND (1252-1272)

Billon • 0.84 g • ⌀ 18.5 mm
Boudeau# 474, Dy féodales# 1037, N# 222367
Denier - William VIII
ND (1058-1086)

Billon • 1 g
Dy féodales# 1017, PA# LIX/7, N# 382311
Denier anonymous
ND (1126-1137)

Billon • 0.9 g • ⌀ 17 mm
Dy féodales# 1025, PA# LIX/11, N# 391072
Denier - Henry I
ND (1152-1189)

Billon • 0.64 g
Dy féodales# 1030, PA# LX/1-2, Elias coll# 1, N# 382263
Maille Blanche - Edward II (Type 2)
ND (1307-1327)

Silver • 1.63 g • ⌀ 22 mm
Dy féodales# 1049, N# 161032
½ Sterling - Edward III
ND (1335-1344)

Silver • 0.69 g • ⌀ 14 mm
Dy féodales# 1061, N# 137371
Groschen - Edward III
ND (1325-1362)

Silver • 3.08 g • ⌀ 27 mm
Dy féodales# 1067, PA# 2856-2857, Elias# 63, N# 404662
Gold Chair - Edward of Woodstok
ND (1362-1372)

Gold • 3.45 g
Dy féodales# 1119, Sp# 8127, PA# LXIV/11, Elias coll# 241, Boudeau# 506, Elias# 143-147, N# 355690
Gold Noble - Edward of Woodstock (1st issue: heavy type)
ND (1362-1372)

Gold • 5.39 g • ⌀ 32 mm
Dy féodales# 1120, Sp# 8123, PA# LXIV/14, N# 343245
Gold Noble - Edward of Woodstock (2nd issue: light type)
ND (1362-1372)

Gold • 4.78 g • ⌀ 31 mm
Dy féodales# 1120A, Sp# 8125, N# 343244
Gold Hardi - Edward of Woodstok
ND (1368-1372)

Gold • 3.95 g • ⌀ 26.5 mm
Dy féodales# 1122, Sp# 8128, Fr# 10, PA# LXIV/13, N# 355426
Gold Hardi - Richard II
ND (1377-1399)

Gold • 3.74 g
Dy féodales# 1133, Fr# 12, Sp# 8140, Elias# 223-224, Elias coll# 336, PA# 2840, N# 355806
Gold Fort - Charles of France
ND (1469-1472)

Gold • 7.86 g • ⌀ 35 mm
Dy féodales# 1147, Fr# 22, PA# LXVII/8, N# 390393
Gold Ecu with Knight - Charles of France
ND (1469-1472)

Gold • 3.43 g
Dy féodales# 1148, Fr# 19, PA# XLVII/4, N# 355422
Gold Hardi - Charles of France
ND (1469-1472)

Gold • 3.37 g • ⌀ 27 mm
Dy féodales# 1149, Fr# 20, PA# LXVII/5, N# 355192
½ Gold Hardi - Charles of France
ND (1469-1472)

Gold • 1.65 g
Dy féodales# 1150, Fr# 21, PA# LXVII/6, N# 355419
Denier - Louis VII (Type 2)
ND (1137-1152)

Billon • 1.05 g • ⌀ 18.8 mm
Dy royales# 155, Dy féodales# 1028, PA# 2751, N# 332188
Leopard d'Or - Edward III
ND (1355-1362)

Gold (.972) • 3.6 g • ⌀ 28 mm
Fr# 4, PA# 2843, Dy féodales# 1051, N# 129598

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