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 › 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

Teston - Francis I
1544-1545

Silver • 9.22 g • ⌀ 27 mm
Boudeau# 1517, Flon# 1, p. 601, Saulcy# XVII, 4, MB# 24, N# 140099
Teston - Charles III (Juvenile Bust)
ND (1545-1556)

Silver • 8.14 g • ⌀ 28 mm
Boudeau# 1527, KM# 3, N# 59680
Teston - Charles III (Lorraine crosses)
ND (1545-1608)

Silver • 9.18 g • ⌀ 27 mm
Boudeau# 1529, Saulcy# XXI, 4, N# 140212
Available for swap Teston - Charles III (old bust without cross of Lorraine)
ND (1582-1608)

Silver • 8.32 g • ⌀ 28.09 mm
Boudeau# 1533, Flon# 134, MB# 26, N# 91793
Teston - Charles III
1587

Silver
MB# 37, Flon# 140, N# 402862
Teston - Henry II
ND (1610-1620)

Silver • 8.37 g • ⌀ 28 mm
Boudeau# 1548, KM# 17.1, Flon# 11, p. 673, N# 59681
Teston - Henry II
1614-1615

Silver • 8.56 g • ⌀ 31 mm
KM# 18, Flon# 16, N# 402641
Teston - Charles IV and Nicole
1624-1626

Silver • 8.66 g • ⌀ 28 mm
Flon# 2-4, p. 698-690, Saulcy# XXV, 13, KM# 30, N# 140251
Teston - Francis II (Badonviller)
1626-1631

Silver • 8.78 g • ⌀ 28 mm
Flon# 4-10, p. 780-7825, Saulcy# XXVI, 2-3, KM# 35, N# 140252
Available for swap Teston - Charles IV
1626-1632 (1626-1634)

Silver • 9.1 g • ⌀ 30 mm
Boudeau# 1557, Saulcy# XXVI, 4-6, KM# 45, N# 33782
Teston - Nicolas Francis (Exile in Florence)
1634-1637

Silver • 8.7 g • ⌀ 28 mm
Flon# 1, p.707, Saulcy# XXVII, 1, MIR# 319/1, KM# 55, N# 173881
Teston - Charles IV (Remiremont)
1638-1639

Silver • 8.65 g • ⌀ 30 mm
Boudeau# 1564, Saulcy# XXVII, 4, KM# 56, N# 301396
Teston - Charles IV (long hair)
1663-1669

Silver • 8.6 g • ⌀ 28 mm
Flon# 37, p. 714, Boudeau# 1566, Saulcy# XXVIII, 1, KM# 62, N# 173890
¼ Thaler - René II
ND (1500)

Silver • 10.4 g • ⌀ 36 mm
Flon# 15, p. 562, Saulcy# XIII, 4, N# 322509
½ Ecu with Eagles - Charles III
1588 (1545-1608)

Silver • 15.93 g • ⌀ 34 mm
Flon# 123-125, p. 654, Saulcy# XXIII, 10, N# 140214
½ Ecu - Charles IV
1663-1668

Silver • 13.7 g
Flon# 31, p. 713, Saulcy# XXVII, 10, N# 321746
½ Gold Guilder - René II
ND (1473-1508)

Gold • 1.6 g
Flon# 28, p. 564, Fr# 140, Saulcy# XII, 3, MB# 3, N# 322341
½ Pistole - Charles III
1566 (1545-1608)

Gold • 3.21 g
Fr# 150, N# 369151
½ Florin - Charles III
ND (1552-1556)

Gold • 1.64 g
Fr# 146, Saulcy# XIX, 6, N# 369475
½ Florin - Charles III
ND (1564-1574)

Gold • 1.68 g
Fr# 146b, Saulcy# XXI, 6, N# 369457
½ Pistole - Charles III
1587

Gold • 3.31 g
N# 369547
Thaler - Anthony
ND (1508-1544)

Silver • 30.4 g • ⌀ 46 mm
Flon# 11, p. 584, Saulcy# XVI, 2, N# 316734
Thaler - Anthony
ND (1508-1544)

Silver • 30.9 g
MB# 8, Dav GT I# 9381, Flon# 9, N# 352946
1 Thaler - Antoine (Piedfort)
ND (1508-1544)

Pattern
Silver • 69.12 g • ⌀ 45 mm
N# 369733
Thaler - Charles III
1554

Silver • 27.96 g
MB# 29, Dav EC II# 9383, N# 369719
Thaler - Charles III
ND (1556-1561)

Silver
MB# 33, Dav EC II# 9386, N# 356558
Thaler with shields - Charles III (juvenile bust)
1557

Silver • 28.9 g • ⌀ 41 mm
Flon# 36, Saulcy# XIX, 10, Dav Price# 9384, MB# 30, N# 321743
Thaler - Charles III
ND (1559)

Silver • 28.9 g
KM# 4.2, Flon# 39, Dav EC II# 9386A, N# 328084
Thaler with shield - Charles III (bearded bust)
1569

Silver • 28.19 g
MB# 32, Dav GT I# 9385, Flon# 60, N# 278822
Thaler - Charles III
1574-1575

Silver
MB# 36, Flon# 84, Dav EC II# 9389, N# 356571
Thaler with eagles - Charles III
1601-1603

Silver • 28.77 g
KM# 5, Dav EC II# 6901, Flon# 119, N# 297561
1 Thaler - Charles III
1603

Silver • 31.32 g
KM# 6, Dav EC II# 6902, Flon# 120, N# 402696
Gold Ecu - Henry II
ND (1608-1624)

Gold • 3.33 g
Fr# 151a, N# 369125
1 Thaler - Francis II
1630-1632

Silver • 28.75 g
KM# 36, Dav ECT# 6903, N# 402463
1 Thaler - Francis II
1632

Silver • 27.49 g
Flon# 1, KM# 37, Dav ECT# 6904, N# 402231
Gold Charles - Charles IV
1663-1669

Gold • 6.71 g
Flon# 29, Fr# 157, Boudeau# 1565 var., N# 361784
Gold Guilder - John I
ND (1348-1389)

Gold
Flon# 54, p. 422, Fr# 138, N# 316693
Gold Guilder - René II
ND (1473-1508)

Gold • 3.3 g
Flon# 26-27, p. 564, Saulcy# XII, 6, Fr# 139, MB# 4, N# 322312
Florin - Antoine
1510-1533

Gold • 3.19 g
MB# 17, Fr# 142, Saulcy# XV, 14, N# 369605
Pistole - Charles III (crosses of Lorraine)
1566-1588

Gold • 6.6 g
Flon# 115, p. 651, Fr# 149, Saulcy# XXIII, 2, MB# 31, N# 323059
1 Pistole - Charles III
1587

Gold • 6.58 g
Fr# 144, MB# 39, Saulcy# XXIII, 3, N# 369589
Gold Guilder - Charles III
1588

Gold • 3.19 g
Fr# 151, MB# 43, N# 323057
Gold Guilder - Henry II
ND (1608-1624)

Gold (.986) • 3.21 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# 20, Fr# 152, Flon# 2, N# 278901
Gold Guilder - Henry II
ND (1608-1624)

Gold (.986) • 3.19 g
KM# 21.1, Fr# 154, N# 361769
Gold Guilder - Charles IV and Nicole of Lorraine
ND (1624-1625)

Gold (.986) • 3.11 g
Fr# 154b, N# 369103
Double Pistole - Charles III
1587-1588

Gold • 13.01 g
MB# 41, Fr# 148, Saulcy# XXIII, 2, N# 369600
Double Pistole - Charles III
ND (1587-1588)

Gold • 6.54 g • ⌀ 26 mm
N# 361760
Double Pistole - Charles IV
1631

Gold • 6.5 g
Flon# 2, Fr# 155, N# 361775

France › French States › Lorraine, Duchy of • Pound of Lorraine (1700-1737)

1 Gold Leopold = 13 Pounds • 1 Silver Leopold = 3 Pounds and 8 Sols • 1 Pound = 20 Sols = 80 Liards = 240 Deniers

Available for swap Liard - Leopold I
1706-1729

Copper • 2.1 g • ⌀ 22 mm
Boudeau# 1594, KM# 81, Flon# 46 (p. 879), Saulcy# XXX, III, N# 19914
12 Deniers - Leopold I
1726-1727

Silver • 0.76 g • ⌀ 17 mm
Boudeau# 1591, KM# 73, N# 59751

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