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 • House of Bourbon • Louis XIII (1610-1643)

10 Sols (Siege of Aire)
1641

Silver • 4.68 g • 29 mm
Boudeau# 1992, KM# 13, N# 146689
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 › Aire-sur-la-Lys, City under siege of • War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714)

25 Sols (Siege of Aire)
1710

Silver • 7.31 g • 32.5 mm
Boudeau# 1995, N# 33785
50 Sols (Siege of Aire)
1710

Silver • 15.7 g • 31 mm
Boudeau# 1994, N# 146386

France › French States › Albi, Viscounty of • Raymond Bernard Trencavel (1050-1074)

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

France › French States › Albi, Viscounty of • Alphonse of Poitiers (1249-1271)

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

France › French States › Albi, Viscounty of • Unspecified ruling authority

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

Denier anonymous (RIX)
ND (1100-1200)

Billon • 0.94 g • ⌀ 18 mm
PA# 6400, N# 350429
Denier anonymous (PAX)
ND (1150-1180)

Silver • 1.12 g • ⌀ 19.5 mm
Boudeau# 1914, PA# 6402 var., N# 333035

France › French States › Anduze and Sauve, Lordship of • Bernard II of Anduze (1145-1164)

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 anchored cross - Bernard II
ND (1145-1164)

Billon • 0.97 g • ⌀ 17.5 mm
PA# 3853, Boudeau# 757, Dy féodales# 1568, N# 176400
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 • Hugh XII (1260-1282)

Denier - Hugh XII
ND (1260-1282)

Silver • 0.73 g • ⌀ 18.5 mm
Dy féodales# 954, N# 331877

France › French States › Angoulême, County of • Hugh XIII (1282-1303)

Denier - Hugh XIII
ND (1282-1303)

Silver • 0.95 g • ⌀ 18 mm
Dy féodales# 956, Boudeau# 442, PA# 2675, N# 331878

France › French States › Angoulême, County of • Unspecified ruling authority

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 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 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
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 • Fulk III (987-1040)

Denier - Fulk III
ND (987-1040)

Billon
Dy féodales# 367, N# 331904

France › French States › Anjou, County of • Geoffrey II (1040-1060)

Denier - Geoffrey II / Geoffrey III
ND (1040-1069)

Silver (.958) • 1.18 g • ⌀ 21 mm
PA# 1467, Boudeau# 149, Dy féodales# 369, N# 13421

France › French States › Anjou, County of • Fulk IV (1069-1109)

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

France › French States › Anjou, County of • Fulk V (1109-1129)

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

France › French States › Anjou, County of • Henry II (1151-1189)

Denier - Immobilization of Fulk V under the Plantegenets
ND (1151-1204)

Billon • 0.98 g • ⌀ 17 mm
PA# 1494, Dy féodales# 378, N# 314257

France › French States › Anjou, County of • Charles I (1246-1285)

Obol - Charles I
ND (1246-1266)

Billon • 0.46 g • ⌀ 14 mm
Dy féodales# 381, Boudeau# 157, N# 331959
Denier - Charles I
ND (1246-1266)

Billon • 1.09 g • ⌀ 17.5 mm
Boudeau# 156, PA# 1517, Dy féodales# 380, N# 335003
Denier with keys - Charles I
ND (1266-1285)

Billon • 0.82 g • ⌀ 18.5 mm
Dy féodales# 384, N# 331950

France › French States › Anjou, County of • Charles II the Lame (1285-1290)

Obol - Charles II
ND (1285-1290)

Billon • 0.46 g
Dy féodales# cf. 386, N# 331956

France › French States › Anjou, County of • Charles III (1290-1325)

Obol - Charles III
ND (1290-1325)

Billon • 0.48 g • ⌀ 15 mm
PA# 1536, Boudeau# 166, Dy féodales# 391, N# 359897
Denier - Charles III
ND (1290-1325)

Billon • 0.89 g • ⌀ 20 mm
Dy féodales# 390, Boudeau# 165, PA# 1535, N# 331954

France › French States › Aquitaine, Duchy of • William VIII (1058-1086)

Denier - William VIII
ND (1058-1086)

Billon • 1 g
Dy féodales# 1017, PA# LIX/7, N# 382311

France › French States › Aquitaine, Duchy of • William IX (1086-1126)

Obol - William IX / William X
ND (1086-1137)

Billon • 0.62 g • ⌀ 15 mm
PA# 2732 ; 2734, Dy féodales# 1022, Boudeau# 463 ; 465, N# 176518
Available for swap Denier - William IX / William X (Bordeaux mint)
ND (1127-1137)

Billon • 0.8 g • ⌀ 18 mm
PA# 2731 ; 2735, Dy féodales# 1020, Boudeau# 462 ; 464, N# 48566

France › French States › Aquitaine, Duchy of • William X (1126-1137)

Denier anonymous
ND (1126-1137)

Billon • 0.9 g • ⌀ 17 mm
Dy féodales# 1025, PA# LIX/11, N# 391072

France › French States › Aquitaine, Duchy of • Louis VII (1137-1152)

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

France › French States › Aquitaine, Duchy of • Henry I (1152-1189)

Denier - Henry I
ND (1152-1189)

Billon • 0.64 g
Dy féodales# 1030, PA# LX/1-2, Elias coll# 1, N# 382263

France › French States › Aquitaine, Duchy of • Richard I (1172-1199)

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

Billon • 0.45 g • ⌀ 15 mm
Boudeau# 472, PA# 2769, Dy féodales# 1034, N# 176521
Denier - Richard I (Type 1)
ND (1169-1189)

Billon • 0.85 g • ⌀ 18 mm
PA# 2768, Dy féodales# 1033, N# 56743

France › French States › Aquitaine, Duchy of • Edward I (1252-1306)

Denier with leopard - Edward I
ND (1252-1272)

Billon • 0.84 g • ⌀ 18.5 mm
Boudeau# 474, Dy féodales# 1037, N# 222367

France › French States › Aquitaine, Duchy of • Edward II (1306-1325)

Maille Blanche - Edward II (Type 2)
ND (1307-1327)

Silver • 1.63 g • ⌀ 22 mm
Dy féodales# 1049, N# 161032

France › French States › Aquitaine, Duchy of • Edward III (1325-1362,1372-1377)

Denier with leopard - Edward III
ND (1325-1362)

Billon • 0.7 g • ⌀ 18 mm
PA# 2793, Dy féodales# 1095, N# 105127
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 Florin anonymous
ND (1344-1354)

Gold
Sp# 8036, Dy féodales# 1050, PA# 2832, Elias coll# 63, Elias# 36, Fr# 3, N# 355533
Leopard d'Or - Edward III
ND (1355-1362)

Gold (.972) • 3.6 g • ⌀ 28 mm
Fr# 4, PA# 2843, Dy féodales# 1051, N# 129598
Gold Guyennois - Edward III (3rd type)
ND (1363-1377)

Gold • 3.86 g • ⌀ 29 mm
Sp# 8045, Dy féodales# 1054, Elias# 45-50, PA# LXI/4, Elias coll# 72, N# 355626

France › French States › Aquitaine, Duchy of • Edward of Woodstock (1362-1372)

½ Groschen Sterling - Edward of Woodstock
ND (1362-1372)

Silver • 2.35 g • ⌀ 23.5 mm
PA# 2991, Dy féodales# 1124, N# 323765
Groschen Sterling - Edward of Woodstock
ND (1362-1372)

Silver • 4.31 g
PA# 2921, Dy féodales# 1123, Elias# 166-168, N# 404650
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

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