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 › Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux, Bishopric of • Livre

1 Livre = 20 Sols = 240 Deniers = 480 Obols

Gold Florin with tower - John Coci
ND (1349-1364)

Gold • 3.43 g • ⌀ 19.5 mm
Dy féodales# 2248, PA# 4682, Fr# 231a, Chareyron# 139, N# 377642

France › French States › Saint-Pol • Groot (-1506)

1 Gulden = 40 Groschen (Groot) • 1 Patard (Stuiver) = 2 Groschen • 1 Groschen = 12 Pfennig (Penningen) = 24 Mites (Mijten)

Groschen Cromsteert - John II of Luxembourg (Elincourt mint)
ND (1430-1441)

Billon • 1.57 g • ⌀ 25.5 mm
Boudeau# 2067, PA# 6886, N# 320877
Denier - Anselm
ND (1150-1165)

Silver • 0.82 g
PA# 6841 var., Boudeau# 1997 var., N# 397077
Franc à pied - Guy of Luxembourg
ND (1367-1371)

Gold • 3.79 g
PA# 6892, Fr# 135, Delmonte G# 411, N# 198380
1 Ecu - John
ND (1339-1344)

Silver • 3.93 g
N# 388817
2 Groats - Philip
ND (1415-1430)

Silver • 4.14 g
PA# 6855, N# 387907
Franc à pied - Waleran III
ND (1371-1415)

Gold • 3.79 g
Delmonte G# 416, Fr# 137, N# 368563
Gold Noble - Waleran III
ND (1371-1415)

Gold • 7.51 g
Delmonte G# 417, Fr# 137a, N# 368718
Grand Mouton d'Or - Waleran III
ND (1371-1415)

Gold • 5.58 g
Delmonte G# 414, Fr# 135b, N# 368671
Mouton d'Or - Waleran III
ND (1371-1415)

Gold • 4.62 g • ⌀ 31 mm
Delmonte G# 414bis, N# 390131

France › French States › Saint-Venant, City under siege of • Unspecified currency

30 Sols
ND (1657)

Silver • 11.49 g
N# 390452

France › French States › Sainte-Sévère, Lordship of

Obol - Peter I
ND (1286-1318)

Billon • 0.34 g
Dy féodales# 735, PA# XLIX/20, N# 380891
Denier - Hugh I
ND (1235-1265)

Billon • 0.69 g
Dy féodales# 733, PA# XLV/17, N# 380808

France › French States › Saintes, County of • Livre

1 Livre = 20 Sols = 240 Deniers = 480 Obols

Denier (In the name of Louis IV)
ND (960-1040)

Silver • 1.45 g • ⌀ 22.3 mm
Dy féodales# 989, Boudeau# 450, PA# 2704, N# 215347
Denier (In the name of Louis IV; Crosslet cutting legend)
ND (1020-1100)

Silver • 1.04 g • ⌀ 20 mm
Dy féodales# 991, N# 334491

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

Denier - Stephen I (unbearded head at right)
ND (1152-1191)

Silver • 1.05 g • ⌀ 19 mm
Boudeau# 301, PA# 2004, Dy féodales# 639, N# 154253
Denier anonymous
ND (1190-1230)

Billon • 0.9 g • ⌀ 19 mm
Boudeau# 305, Dy féodales# 646, N# 175967

France › French States › Savoy (France) • Livre

Obol - Amadeus V
ND (1285-1323)

Billon • 0.3 g • ⌀ 14 mm
Biaggi# 44, MIR# 52, N# 140378
Obol with shield - Aymon
ND (1329-1343)

Billon • 0.75 g • ⌀ 15 mm
MIR# 70, Biaggi# 61, Dy féodales# 2618, N# 135175
White Obol - Amedeus VIII
ND (1398-1416)

Billon • 0.66 g • ⌀ 16 mm
Biaggi# 137 p.224, Dy féodales# 2675, N# 243853
Maille - Charles III (3rd type)
ND (1504-1553)

Billon • 0.62 g • ⌀ 17 mm
MIR# 456, Biaggi# 383, N# 139998
Denier - Otto I
ND (1051-1060)

Silver • 1.15 g • ⌀ 18 mm
Biaggi# 1, N# 108841
Denier - Humbert II (Susa)
ND (1080-1103)

Silver • 0.93 g • ⌀ 18 mm
Dy féodales# 2564, N# 180814
Denier - Amedeus III (Susa)
ND (1103-1148)

Silver • 0.98 g • ⌀ 18 mm
Biaggi# 9, MIR# 15, Dy féodales# 2570, N# 163203
Denier - Humbert III
ND (1148-1189)

Silver • 0.67 g • ⌀ 15.5 mm
Dy féodales# 2578, MIR# 26, N# 380440
Denier - Amadeus IV
ND (1233-1253)

Silver • 0.94 g
Dy féodales# 2585, MIR# 33, N# 380437
Denier - Peter II
ND (1263-1268)

Silver • 1.58 g
Dy féodales# 2590, MIR# 37, N# 380430
Denier - Philip I
ND (1268-1285)

Silver • 1.08 g
Dy féodales# 2592, MIR# 40, N# 380425
Denier of Piedmont - Amadeus V
ND (1297-1323)

Silver • 0.6 g • ⌀ 17 mm
N# 43748
Available for swap Obol with shield - Amedeus VI
ND (1343-1383)

Billon • 0.56 g • ⌀ 15 mm
Dy féodales# 2642, MIR# 94, N# 151128
Denier Viennois - Amadeus VI
ND (1343-1383)

Billon • 0.63 g • ⌀ 16.5 mm
MIR# 93, Biaggi# 83, Dy féodales# 2641, N# 383451
Little White - Amadeus IX
ND (1465-1472)

Silver • 0.66 g • ⌀ 15 mm
HMZ 1# 1-332, Biaggi# 171, MIR# 194, Dy féodales# 2727, N# 198079
Little White - Philibert I
ND (1472-1482)

Silver • 0.56 g • ⌀ 16 mm
HMZ 1# 1-345a, Biaggi# 189, MIR# 216, Dy féodales# 2741, N# 198080
Available for swap Denier - Philibert I (1st type)
ND (1472-1482)

Billon • 0.9 g • ⌀ 18 mm
MIR# 217, Biaggi# 190, Dy féodales# 2743, N# 138513
Viennois - Charles I (2nd Type)
ND (1482-1490)

Billon • 0.78 g • ⌀ 17 mm
MIR# 261, Biaggi# 225, Dy féodales# 2776, N# 141520
Denier - Charles III
ND (1504-1553)

Billon (.015 silver) • 0.7 g • ⌀ 17 mm
MIR# 443, MB# 43, N# 49122
Demi-quart - Charles III
ND (1504-1553)

Billon • 0.51 g • ⌀ 15 mm
MIR# 427, N# 390424
Fort - Edward (3rd type)
ND (1323-1329)

Silver • 0.80 g • ⌀ 20 mm
Dy féodales# 2603, MIR# 54, N# 378084
Denier Forte - Edward
ND (1323-1329)

Silver • 1.13 g • ⌀ 20 mm
HMZ 1# 1-584a, Biaggi# 45, MIR# 53, Dy féodales# 2601, N# 187938
Available for swap ¼ Groschen - Amedeus VIII
ND (1416-1434)

Billon • 1.4 g • ⌀ 20 mm
Boudeau# 1132, MIR# 143, Dy féodales# 2689, N# 22922
¼ Groschen - Amedeus VIII (Savoy knot)
ND (1416-1440)

Billon • 1.34 g • ⌀ 21 mm
MIR# 142, Biaggi# 126, Dy féodales# 2688, N# 259392
¼ Groschen - Louis I
ND (1440-1465)

Billon • 0.8 g • ⌀ 19 mm
Boudeau# 1135, MIR# 167, HMZ 1# 1-316, Biaggi# 148, Dy féodales# 2708, N# 25466
Denier Fort - Philibert I (3rd type)
ND (1472-1482)

Billon • 0.95 g • ⌀ 19 mm
MIR# 212, Biaggi# 186, Dy féodales# 2739, N# 405679
¼ Groschen - Charles I
ND (1482-1490)

Billon • 1.08 g • ⌀ 19 mm
Dy féodales# 2760, N# 285570
Available for swap Fort - Charles I
ND (1482-1490)

Billon • 0.43 g • ⌀ 18 mm
Dy féodales# 2763, N# 125219
Available for swap ¼ Groschen - Charles III (1st ype)
ND (1504-1553)

Billon • 0.75 g • ⌀ 17 mm
Biaggi# 346, MIR# 407, N# 161606

The Numista referee for coins of this issuer is Compendium.

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