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 › Reims, Archbishopric of • Denier

12 Deniers = 1 Sol • 20 Sols = 1 Livre

Denier - Manasses I
ND (1069-1081)

Billon • 1.16 g
PA# 6061, N# 381757
Denier - Reynald I
ND (1083-1096)

Billon • 1.28 g
PA# 6062, N# 381760
Denier - Ralph
ND (1106-1124)

Billon • 1.08 g
PA# 6064, N# 381716
Denier - Samson of Mauvoisin
ND (1140-1161)

Billon • 1.15 g
PA# 6067, N# 381709
Denier - Henry I
ND (1162-1175)

Billon • 1.07 g
PA# 6070, N# 381663
Available for swap Denier - William I
ND (1176-1202)

Billon • 1.04 g • ⌀ 20 mm
PA# 6071, N# 167133
Denier - Guy II
ND (1204-1206)

Silver • 1.12 g
PA# 6077, N# 381658
Denier - Alberic of Humbert
ND (1207-1218)

Silver • 1.05 g
PA# 6078, N# 381652
Denier - Henry II
ND (1227-1240)

Silver • 0.91 g • ⌀ 20 mm
PA# 6082, Boudeau# 1797, N# 355932
Denier - Robert of courtenay
ND (1299-1324)

Silver • 0.78 g • ⌀ 17 mm
PA# 6088, N# 40377

France › French States › Remiremont, Abbey of • Unspecified currency

Denier
ND (1070-1230)

Billon • 0.69 g • ⌀ 14.2 mm
Flon# 20 p. 264, Boudeau# 1599, SCMF# 1680, N# 390565
Denier
ND (1070-1230)

Silver • 1.05 g
N# 390453

France › French States › Rethel, County of

Denier - Louis I
ND (1290-1295)

Silver • 1.26 g • ⌀ 18 mm
PA# 6110, N# 381360
Gold Mouton - Louis II de Male
ND (1346-1384)

Gold • 4.52 g
Fr# 224, N# 381304

France › French States › Riom, County of • Livre

Denier tournois - Alphonse de France
ND (1241-1263)

Billon • 0.81 g • ⌀ 18 mm
Boudeau# 384, PA# 2267, N# 87970

France › French States › Rodez, County of • Livre

Available for swap Denier - Hugh II and Hugh III
ND (1156-1210)

Silver • 0.84 g • ⌀ 19 mm
Boudeau# 767, Dy féodales# 1171, N# 27507
Denier - Henry II
ND (1274-1302)

Billon • 0.82 g • ⌀ 17.5 mm
Boudeau# 769 var., Dy féodales# 1173, PA# 3882 var., N# 334471
Denier - Cecilia
ND (1302-1312)

Billon • 1.04 g • ⌀ 18.5 mm
Dy féodales# 1174, N# 334477

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

Denier - Theobald V
ND (1152-1191)

Billon • 0.86 g
Dy féodales# 603, PA# 1896, N# 215325

France › French States › Roquefeuil, Lordship of

Denier - Raymond of Anduze
ND (1155-1204)

Billon • 0.93 g • ⌀ 18 mm
Dy féodales# 1571, Boudeau# 760, PA# 3858, N# 215363

France › French States › Rouergue, County of

Denier - Hugh I
ND (1008-1054)

Billon • 1.22 g
Dy féodales# 1169, N# 386143

France › French States › Roussillon, County of • Denier

Denier - Gausfred III
ND (1115-1164)

Silver • 0.71 g • ⌀ 16.9 mm
Dy féodales# 1508, Cru# 113, Boudeau# 674, N# 334220
Denier - Gerard II
ND (1164-1172)

Silver • 0.76 g • ⌀ 17.3 mm
Dy féodales# 1510, N# 334223
Denier - John II, king of Aragon
ND (1458-1462)

Silver • 0.95 g • ⌀ 16.4 mm
PA# 3564, CruCG# 2992, Cru# 954, N# 56024
Available for swap Denier or Menut anonymous
ND (1493-1516)

Copper • ⌀ 18 mm
PA# 3592, N# 39614
Denier - Philip III
ND (1598-1621)

Copper • 0.48 g • ⌀ 13 mm
Cru# 3810, Cal# 740, N# 386748
Available for swap Menut - Philip III, king of Aragon
1611

Copper • 1.6 g • ⌀ 17 mm
PA# 3573, N# 56044
Double Sol - Philip II
1593-1598

Billon • 2.93 g • ⌀ 25 mm
PA# 3611, Boudeau# 695, N# 45671
Florin - Pierre IV (Perpignan)
ND (1346-1387)

Gold (.990) • 3.5 g • ⌀ 20 mm
Cru# 384, Fr# 1, N# 54906
1 Principat - Ferdinand II
ND (1493-1516)

Gold • 3.47 g
Fr# 230, N# 377591

France › French States › Saint Benignus of Dijon, Abbey of • Saint-Bénigne de Dijon, Abbey of

12 Deniers = 1 Sol • 20 Sols = 1 Livre

Denier anonymous
ND (1050-1150)

Silver • 1 g • ⌀ 18.5 mm
PA# 5650, Dumas# 3-1, N# 134588

France › French States › Saint Goeric (Epinal), Abbey of • Denier

Denier anonymous
ND (1162-1200)

Silver • 0.5 g • ⌀ 14.22 mm
Boudeau# 1598, Flon# 10, N# 86072

France › French States › Saint Martial, Abbey of • Livre

12 Deniers = 1 Sol • 20 Sols = 1 Livre

Available for swap Denier anonymous
ND (1106-1245)

Billon • 0.91 g • ⌀ 19.5 mm
PA# 2291 ; 2296 ; 2298, Dy féodales# 883-884 ; 886-893, Boudeau# 390, N# 56139

France › French States › Saint Oyen, Abbey of • Unspecified currency

Franc on foot - William IV
ND (1348-1380)

Gold • 3.77 g • ⌀ 29 mm
N# 361659

France › French States › Saint Winoc of Bergues, Abbey

Denier - Renould
ND (1041-1070)

Silver
Kluge Kar# 397, N# 373711

France › French States › Saint-Aignan, Lordship of • Livre

Denier anonymous
ND (1000-1100)

Billon • 1.14 g • ⌀ 20 mm
Dy féodales# 607, PA# 2051, Boudeau# 321 var., N# 332692
Denier anonymous
ND (1170-1180)

Billon • 0.7 g • ⌀ 18 mm
PA# 2054, Boudeau# 322, Dy féodales# 610, N# 169340

France › French States › Saint-Bertin, Abbey of • Unspecified currency

Obole - Arnould II
ND (965-987)

Billon • 0.54 g • ⌀ 16 mm
PA# –, N# 368793
Denier - Arnould II
ND (965-987)

Billon • 1.09 g • ⌀ 19 mm
PA# 6790, N# 198211

France › French States › Saint-Geny de Lectoure, Abbey of

Denier - Otto I
ND (1059-1084)

Silver • 1.2 g • ⌀ 19 mm
PA# –, N# 367141

France › French States › Saint-Gilles, County of

Denier - Alfonso Jordan
ND (1112-1148)

Silver • 1.26 g • ⌀ 18.1 mm
Dy féodales# 1581, N# 334188
Denier - Raymond V
ND (1148-1194)

Silver • 0.88 g
Boudeau# 732, PA# 3718, Dy féodales# 1584, N# 215464

France › French States › Saint-Martin de Tours, Abbey of • Livre

1 Livre = 20 Sols = 240 Deniers = 480 Obols

Obol anonymous
ND (1100-1200)

Billon • 0.59 g
Dy féodales# 412 var., PA# 1649, N# 215361
Denier anonymous (Chinon mint)
ND (888-923)

Silver • 1.46 g
Gariel Car# XLIX/21, PA# 1669, Depeyr Car# 322, Dy féodales# 414, N# 340163
Available for swap Denier anonymous
ND (1100-1200)

Billon • 0.80 g • ⌀ 20 mm
PA# 1646, Dy féodales# 412, Boudeau# 185, N# 54274

France › French States › Saint-Médard-de-Soissons, Abbey of • Unspecified currency

Denier anonymous
ND (1000-1050)

Silver • 1.27 g • ⌀ 20.9 mm
Boudeau# 1900 var., PA# 6513, N# 215355

France › French States › Saint-Omer, City under siege of

Patagon
1638

Silver • 4.23 g • ⌀ 25 mm
N# 398675

France › French States › Saint-Ouen de Rouen, Abbey of

Denier anonymous
ND (930-960)

Silver • 1.22 g • ⌀ 22 mm
Depeyr Car# 888 var., Prou Car# 394, N# 215458

France › French States › Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux, Bishopric of • Livre

1 Livre = 20 Sols = 240 Deniers = 480 Obols

Obol anonymous
ND (1225-1250)

Billon • 0.33 g
Dy féodales# 2222, PA# 4667 var., Chareyron# 110, N# 215359
Obol - Hugh Aimeri
ND (1328-1348)

Billon • 0.69 g
N# 386388

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