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 › Limoges, Viscounty of • Livre

12 Deniers = 1 Sol • 20 Sols = 1 Livre

Denier - John
ND (1301-1312)

Billon • 2 g • ⌀ 18 mm
PA# 2307, Boudeau# 398, Dy féodales# 858, N# 77726
Denier - John III of Brittany (Ո in 1st quarter)
ND (1312-1314)

Billon • 0.68 g • ⌀ 18.5 mm
PA# 2316, Boudeau# 401, Jez# L 6, Dy féodales# 862, N# 107393
Denier - John III of Brittany (L in 4th quarter)
ND (1312-1314)

Billon • 1.08 g • ⌀ 17 mm
PA# 2317, Boudeau# 402, Dy féodales# 864, N# 107391
Denier - John III of Brittany and Isabel of Castile
ND (1317-1328)

Billon • 1.02 g • ⌀ 19 mm
PA# 2314, Boudeau# 400, Dy féodales# 868, N# 390761
Denier - Joan of Savoy
ND (1329-1334)

Billon • 0.68 g • ⌀ 16.5 mm
PA# 2320, Boudeau# 405-406, Dy féodales# 872, Jez# L 8, N# 107399
Denier Tournois- Charles of Blois
ND (1341-1364)

Billon • 0.80 g • ⌀ 20 mm
PA# 2328, Dy féodales# 881, N# 107407
Groschen - Charles of Blois
ND (1360-1364)

Billon • 3.59 g • ⌀ 29 mm
PA# 2326, Dy féodales# 877, N# 107401

France › French States › Lodève, Bishopric of • Unspecified currency

Obole anonyme
ND (1180-1220)

Silver • 0.48 g • ⌀ 15 mm
Dy féodales# 1566 var., PA# 3860 var., N# 391560

France › French States › Lons-le-Saunier, City of • Denier

12 Deniers = 1 Sol • 20 Sols = 1 Livre

Denier at temple - Immobilization in the name of Charles the Simple
ND (950-1150)

Billon • 0.8 g • ⌀ 18 mm
Gariel Car# XLIX/9, Morrison# 1425, N# 55952

France › French States › Lorraine, Duchy of • Pound

3 Deniers = 1 Liard = ½ Double • 12 Deniers = 1 Sol • 20 Sols = 2 Testons = 1 Livre • 1 Livre and 4 Deniers = 1 Franc

Obol - Charles IV
ND (1625-1634)

Copper
KM# 27, N# 79003
Denier - Gerard (Remiremont mint)
ND (1048-1070)

Silver
Kluge Kar# 232, N# 371628
Denier - Thierry II (Saint-Dié)
ND (1070-1115)

Silver
Kluge Kar# 233, N# 371631
Denier - Matthew I
ND (1139-1176)

Silver • 0.9 g
Flon# 275, 6, N# 318423
Denier - Bertha of Swabia
ND (1176-1195)

Silver • 0.6 g
Flon# p.276, 3, Saulcy# XXXVI, 28, N# 365947
Denier - Matthew II (Luneville)
ND (1218-1251)

Silver • 0.55 g
Flon# 8, p.283, Saulcy# II, 7, N# 320343
Denier - Matthew II (Nancy)
ND (1220-1251)

Silver • 0.5 g
Flon# 17, p.284, Saulcy# II, 9, N# 320342
Denier - Matthew II (Sierck)
ND (1247-1251)

Silver • 0.45 g • ⌀ 14 mm
Boudeau# 1441, Saulcy# II, 3, N# 139776
Denier - Frederick III (Nancy, mounted knight)
ND (1251-1303)

Silver • 0.69 g • ⌀ 14 mm
Boudeau# 1446, Flon# 20-21, Saulcy# II, 19-21, N# 128111
Denier - Frederick III (Neufchâteau, mounted knight)
ND (1251-1303)

Silver • 0.71 g • ⌀ 15 mm
Boudeau# 1450, Flon# 31, N# 59722
Denier - Frederick III (Sierck, mounted knight)
ND (1251-1303)

Silver • 0.55 g
Boudeau# 1455, N# 321398
Denier - Frederick III / IV (Nancy, duke standing)
ND (1251-1328)

Silver • 0.46 g • ⌀ 13 mm
Flon# 88, p.390, Boudeau# 1459, Saulcy# III, 20, N# 139929
Denier - Theobald II
ND (1303-1312)

Silver • 0.50 g • ⌀ 15 mm
Flon# 4, p.391, Boudeau# 1457, Saulcy# III, 17, N# 321626
Bourgeois Fort - Frederick IV
ND (1312-1328)

Billon • 0.76 g • ⌀ 18.8 mm
Flon# 35, N# 48560
1 Denier - John I (Sierck; alerion)
ND (1348-1389)

Silver • 0.4 g • ⌀ 16 mm
Flon# 47, p421, Saulcy# VI, 17, N# 316731
Denier - John I (Nancy; shield)
ND (1372-1389)

Billon • 0.4 g • ⌀ 17 mm
Flon# 43, p420, Saulcy# VI, 15, N# 316370
Denier - Charles II (Sierck-les-Bains)
ND (1390-1430)

Billon • 0.4 g • ⌀ 15 mm
Flon# 10, Saulcy# VIII, 12, N# 79443
Denier - Charles II (Saint-Mihiel)
ND (1400-1430)

Billon • 0.4 g • ⌀ 15.5 mm
Flon# 5, N# 79428
Denier - Charles II (Nancy)
ND (1400-1430)

Billon • 0.4 g • ⌀ 15 mm
Flon# 26, Saulcy# IX, 3, N# 79441
Denier - Anthony (alerion)
ND (1508-1544)

Billon • 0.55 g • ⌀ 15 mm
Flon# 106-110, Saulcy# XV, 4-9, N# 79031
Denier with monogram - Anthony
ND (1508-1544)

Billon • 0.35 g • ⌀ 13 mm
Flon# 112-113, Saulcy# XV, 2, N# 59727
Available for swap Denier - Charles III (Alerion and Sword)
ND (1545-1556)

Billon • 0.47 g • ⌀ 12 mm
Flon# 35, Boudeau# 1559, N# 59763
Double Denier - Raoul (Nancy; shield)
ND (1329-1346)

Silver • 0.91 g • ⌀ 17 mm
Boudeau# 1465, Saulcy# V, 5, N# 139758
Double Denier - Charles II
ND (1390-1430)

Billon • 0.66 g • ⌀ 18.5 mm
Boudeau# 1486, Flon# 2, p.426, Saulcy# VIII, 7, N# 60535
Available for swap Double Denier - Charles III (Nancy)
ND (1545-1608)

Billon • 0.81 g • ⌀ 15.5 mm
Boudeau# 1543, KM# 50, N# 22060
Double Denier - Charles III (two C)
ND (1582)

Silver • 0.5 g • ⌀ 14 mm
Boudeau# 1544, N# 59723
Double Denier - Henry II (cross of Jerusalem)
ND (1608-1624)

Silver • 0.52 g • ⌀ 14 mm
N# 59732
¼ Groschen Spadin - Theobald II
ND (1303-1312)

Silver • 0.86 g • ⌀ 17 mm
Flon# 3p391, Boudeau# 1456, Saulcy# III, 16, N# 107668
¼ Groschen Spadin - Frederick IV
ND (1312-1328)

Silver • 0.97 g • ⌀ 16 mm
Flon# 2, p.394, Boudeau# 1458, Saulcy# III, 19, N# 139757
¼ Groschen Spadin - Frederick IV
ND (1312-1329)

Silver • 0.9 g • ⌀ 16 mm
Flon# 4, p. 394, Boudeau# 1440, Saulcy# III, 23, N# 316672
¼ Groschen - Raoul (Alerion)
ND (1329-1346)

Silver • 0.9 g • ⌀ 20 mm
Flon# 11, p. 403, Saulcy# V, 10, N# 316683
¼ Groschen - Raoul (Nancy; sword)
ND (1329-1346)

Silver • 1.0 g
Flon# 15, p. 404, Saulcy# V, 6, N# 316688
¼ Groschen - John I
ND (1348-1372)

Silver • 0.9 g • ⌀ 18 mm
Flon# 4, p. 412, Saulcy# VI, 4, N# 316496
¼ Groschen - Charles II
ND (1390-1431)

Silver • 0.9 g • ⌀ 20 mm
Boudeau# 1482, Flon# 22, N# 79448
¼ Groschen - Charles II
ND (1420-1424)

Billon • 1.00 g • ⌀ 20 mm
Flon# 3-4, p. 486, N# 107659
Available for swap Liard - Charles III (flowered cross)
ND (1545-1608)

Billon • 0.61 g • ⌀ 14 mm
Boudeau# 1540-1541, Saulcy# XVIII, 8-9, vdCh 2# 21.3, N# 59724
Liard with entwined Cs - Charles IV
ND (1661-1670)

Copper • 0.56 g • ⌀ 16 mm
Flon# 61, N# 107674

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