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 › Colmar, City of • Thaler

Thaler - Leopold I
1666

Silver • 26.15 g
KM# 18, Dav ECT# 5131, E&L# 83, N# 161098
Thaler
ND (1667-1705)

Silver • 20.16 g • ⌀ 36 mm
KM# 22, E&L# 92, Dav ECT# 462, N# 161099
Double Thaler - Leopold I
1670

Silver • 56.46 g • ⌀ 44 mm
KM# 23, Dav ECT# 5133, E&L# 84, N# 161100

France › French States › Corbie, Abbey of • Livre

1 Livre = 20 Sols = 240 Deniers = 480 Obols

Denier - Angilbert (In the name of Charles the Bald)
ND (859-890)

Silver • 1.39 g
Prou Car# 243b, N# 342828
Denier - Franco
ND (890-898)

Silver • 1.52 g • ⌀ 19.6 mm
Boudeau# 1907, N# 341390
Denier - Franco in the name of king Odo
ND (890-898)

Silver • 1.24 g
Prou Car# 244b, N# 341392
Denier - Evrard
ND (1083-1085)

Silver • 1.08 g • ⌀ 20 mm
Boudeau# 1908, SCMF# 4655, PA# 6554, N# 396976
Denier (In the name of Ansgar)
ND (1100-1200)

Silver • 0.97 g
PA# 6560, Boudeau# 1909 var., N# 215348
Denier - Hugh I
ND (1172-1185)

Silver • 0.82 g • ⌀ 17.4 mm
PA# 6564, N# 397017

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

Denier - Budic
ND (1008-1019)

Silver • 1.23 g • ⌀ 20.5 mm
Dy féodales# 366 bis, N# 198239

France › French States › Corsica • Lira (1736-1769)

240 Denari = 20 Soldi = 1 Lira

8 denari (baioccu) - Pascal Paoli
1762-1768

Billon • 0.70 g • ⌀ 14 mm
C# 4, Gad# 4, N# 388753
1 soldo - Pascal Paoli
1768

Billon • 1.13 g • ⌀ 16 mm
C# 5, Gad# 5, N# 120552
2 soldi (U ventinu) - Pascal Paoli
1762-1766

Billon • 1.24 g • ⌀ 18 mm
C# 6, Gad# 6, N# 120549
2½ soldi - Théodore I
1736

Copper • 1.65 g • ⌀ 20 mm
C# 1, Gad# 1, N# 120550
4 soldi (U quatrino) - Pascal Paoli
1762-1767

Billon • 2.27 g • ⌀ 21 mm
C# 7, Gad# 7, N# 16204
5 soldi - Théodore I
1736

Copper • 3.35 g • ⌀ 24 mm
C# 2, Gad# 2 et 2a, N# 120551
10 soldi (U decimu) - Pascal Paoli
1762-1764

Silver • 2.15 g • ⌀ 21 mm
C# 8, Gad# 8, N# 388893
20 soldi (U duppione) - Pascal Paoli
1762-1768

Silver • 3.48 g • ⌀ 24.5 mm
C# 9, Gad# 9, N# 120553
Demi-écu (mezzo scudo) - Théodore I
1736

Silver • 12 g • ⌀ 33 mm
C# 3, Gad# 3, N# 389275

France › French States › Coucy, Lordship of • Livre

1 Livre = 20 Sols = 240 Deniers = 480 Obols

Denier - Ralph II
ND (1242-1250)

Silver • 0.82 g • ⌀ 18 mm
Boudeau# 1912, PA# 6550, N# 215349

France › French States › Crèvecoeur, Lordship of • Unspecified currency

Baudekin - John of Flanders
ND (1310-1312)

Silver • 1.95 g
PA# 6924, N# 198264

France › French States › Déols, Lordship of

Obol - Ralph V
ND (1099-1141)

Silver • 0.52 g
Dy féodales# 676, N# 380518
Denier - Odo I
ND (1012-1044)

Silver • 1.14 g • ⌀ 20 mm
Boudeau# 269, PA# 1925, Dy féodales# 666, N# 378812
Denier - Odo I
ND (1012-1044)

Silver • 1.12 g • ⌀ 20 mm
PA# 1931, Boudeau# 272, SCMF# 4402, Dy féodales# 669, N# 356201
Denier - Ebbes II
ND (1141-1160)

Billon • 1.11 g
Dy féodales# 678, N# 380516
Denier - Ralph VI
ND (1160-1176)

Silver • 0.90 g • ⌀ 18 mm
PA# 1946, Dy féodales# 679, N# 6719
Denier - Philip II Augustus as Regent
ND (1206-1207)

Billon • 1.09 g • ⌀ 18 mm
Boudeau# 279, Dy royales# 178, Dy féodales# 682, N# 335102
Denier - William I of Chauvigny (lily)
ND (1207-1233)

Billon • 0.88 g • ⌀ 19 mm
Boudeau# 281, PA# 1963, Dy féodales# 683, N# 335105
Denier - William I of Chauvigny (Crescent)
ND (1207-1233)

Billon • 0.87 g • ⌀ 19 mm
PA# 1959, Boudeau# 280, Dy féodales# 685, N# 234383
Denier - William II
ND (1234-1270)

Billon • 0.84 g
Dy féodales# 688, PA# 1967, N# 380506
Denier - William III of Chauvigny
ND (1270-1322)

Billon • 0.81 g • ⌀ 18 mm
Boudeau# 287, PA# 1969, Dy féodales# 695, N# 364779

France › French States › Dombes, Principality of • Livre

12 Deniers = 1 Sol • 20 Sols = 1 Livre

Obol - John II of Bourbon
ND (1470-1488)

Billon • 0.67 g • ⌀ 14.5 mm
Divo Dombe# 11, Boudeau# 1051, Dy féodales# 2916, N# 168269
Denier Tournois - Louis II (1st type)
1576-1577

Copper • 1.7 g • ⌀ 17 mm
CGKL# 714, Divo Dombe# 57 ; 59, Dy féodales# 2943-2944, N# 54245
Denier Tournois - Louis II (1st type; Silver pattern strike)
1576-1577

Pattern
Silver • 1.24 g
Divo Dombe# 58, N# 219803
Denier Tournois - Louis II (2nd type)
1581-1582

Copper • 1.7 g • ⌀ 17 mm
CGKL# 718, Divo Dombe# 61-62, Dy féodales# 2945, PA# CXV, 13-14, N# 54249
Denier Tournois - Francis II
1585

Copper • 1.7 g • ⌀ 17 mm
CGKL# 722, Divo Dombe# 83, PA# 5138, Dy féodales# 2953, N# 54313
Denier Tournois - Mary
1620-1624

Copper • 1.7 g • ⌀ 17 mm
CGKL# 730, Divo Dombe# 160-161, Dy féodales# 2972, N# 54321
Denier Tournois - Gaston d'Orléans (6th type)
1644

Copper • 1.7 g • ⌀ 17 mm
CGKL# 754, N# 56226
Available for swap Denier Tournois - Gaston d'Orléans (7th type)
1649

Copper • 1.7 g • ⌀ 17 mm
CGKL# 756, Boudeau# 1088 var, PA# 5207, N# 56227
Available for swap Denier Tournois - Gaston d'Orléans (8th type)
1649

Copper • 1.7 g • ⌀ 17 mm
CGKL# 758, N# 56228
Available for swap Denier Tournois - Gaston d'Orléans (9th type)
1649-1650

Copper • 1.7 g • ⌀ 17 mm
CGKL# 760b, PA# 5210 var. (118/2), Boudeau# 1089, N# 56232
Available for swap Denier Tournois - Gaston d'Orléans (9th type)
1649-1651

Copper • 1.7 g • ⌀ 17 mm
CGKL# 760a, Boudeau# 1089, PA# 5210. (118/2), N# 56230
Denier Tournois - Gaston d'Orléans (11th type)
1650

Copper • 1.7 g • ⌀ 17 mm
CGKL# 764, Boudeau# 1089, PA# 5210 var., N# 56234
Available for swap Denier Tournois - Gaston d'Orléans (10th type)
1650-1651

Copper • 1.7 g • ⌀ 17 mm
CGKL# 762, Boudeau# 1090, PA# 5214 (118/3), Divo Dombe# 214, N# 56233
Available for swap Denier Tournois - Gaston d'Orléans (12th type)
1651-1652

Copper • 1.7 g • ⌀ 17 mm
CGKL# 766, Boudeau# 1090, PA# 5214 (118/3), Divo Dombe# 214, N# 56235
Available for swap Denier Tournois - Gaston d'Orléans (13th type)
1652-1654

Copper • 1.7 g • ⌀ 17 mm
CGKL# 768, PA# 5214 (118/3), Boudeau# 1090, N# 56236
Double Tournois - John II of Bourbon
ND (1470-1488)

Billon • 1.31 g • ⌀ 18 mm
Divo Dombe# 10, Boudeau# 1050, Dy féodales# 2914, N# 170545
Double Tournois - Peter II of Bourbon
ND (1488-1503)

Billon • 1.1 g • ⌀ 18 mm
Divo Dombe# 23, PA# 5095, Dy féodales# 2923, N# 139456
Double Tournois - Louis II (1st type)
1576

Copper • 2.5 g • ⌀ 20 mm
CGKL# 712, Divo Dombe# 53, Dy féodales# 2941, PA# CXV, 15, N# 54243
Double Tournois - Louis II (2nd type)
1581-1582

Copper • 2.5 g • ⌀ 20 mm
CGKL# 716, Divo Dombe# 55-56, Dy féodales# 2942, N# 54248

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