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 › Strasbourg, Bishopric of

Denier anonymous
ND (1150-1170)

Silver • 0.9 g • ⌀ 16 mm
E&L# 100 p. 257, N# 372352

France › French States › Strasbourg, City of • Pfennig

1 Pfennig "Lilienpfennig"
ND

Billon • 0.31 g • ⌀ 15 mm
E&L# 320, N# 308049
1 Pfennig "Lilienpfennig"
ND

Silver • 0.45 g
E&L# 320 var., N# 181633
1 Pfennig "Lilienpfennig" Konrad von Lichtenberg
ND (1273-1299)

Silver • 0.4 g • ⌀ 15 mm
E&L# 318, N# 340556
Denier (Eagles facing each other)
ND (1309-1316)

Silver • 0.45 g • ⌀ 15 mm
Nessel# 26, E&L# 27, N# 124887
1 Pfennig "Lilienpfennig" - Bernard I
ND (1372-1431)

Silver • ⌀ 17.00 mm
Wielandt Breis.# 29a, E&L# 331, Berstett E# 189, N# 121545
1 Pfennig "Lilienpfennig" (shield angled at right)
ND (1372-1431)

Billon • 0.28 g • ⌀ 14.5 mm
Wielandt Bad.# 29c, E&L# 330, Berstett E# 184, Boudeau# 1332, N# 110464
Available for swap 1 Pfennig
ND (1380-1420)

Billon • 0.34 g
MB# 28, N# 108108
1 Pfennig "Lilienpfennig"
ND (1390-1410)

Silver • 0.21 g
E&L# 324, KR# 24, Cahn Ko# 20, N# 179121
1 Pfennig "Lilienpfennig" - Bernard I
ND (1400)

Silver • 0.35 g
Wielandt Breis.# 28, E&L# 323, Berstett E# 189b, N# 107067
1 Pfennig - Bernard I
ND (1409-1431)

Silver • 0.34 g • ⌀ 16.00 mm
Wielandt Breis.# 30b, E&L# 344, Berstett E# 190, N# 107069

France › French States › Strasbourg, City of • Thaler

1 Pfennig "Lilienpfennig"
ND (1475-1525)

Silver • 0.28 g • ⌀ 14 mm
E&L# 336, N# 179122
1 Pfennig "Lilienpfennig"
ND (1601)

Billon • 0.24 g • ⌀ 14.5 mm
KM# 36, E&L# 340, N# 179123
1 Kreuzer
ND (1350-1550)

Silver • 0.83 g • ⌀ 17 mm
MB# 40, Boudeau# 1335, E&L# 398, N# 108466
1 Kreuzer
ND (1480-1639)

Billon • 0.7 g • ⌀ 18 mm
MB# 46.1, Boudeau# 1334, N# 56764
1 Kreuzer
ND (1640-1658)

Silver • ⌀ 17 mm
KM# 61, E&L# 409/413, N# 178965
1 Vierer
ND (1450-1550)

Silver • 1.21 g • ⌀ 19 mm
N# 108467
1 Vierer
ND (1559-1623)

Silver • 1.2 g • ⌀ 20 mm
MB# 73, N# 56789
2 Kreuzer
ND (1623-1640)

Silver • 0.9 g • ⌀ 19 mm
N# 56804
2 Kreuzer
ND (1640-1658)

Silver • 1 g • ⌀ 20.75 mm
KM# 97, N# 38053
3 Kreutzer - ½ Groschen.
ND (1431-1613)

Silver • 2 g • ⌀ 23 mm
E&L# 360, N# 353250
1 Semissis
ND (1620-1696)

Silver • 1.97 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# 212, E&L# 380, N# 48563
1 Groschen
ND (1397-1691)

Silver • 3.17 g • ⌀ 24 mm
MB# 215, Saur# 1965, E&L# 384, De Mey Stras# 64, N# 110835
1 Groschen
ND (1400-1499)

Silver • 3.16 g • ⌀ 27.6 mm
MB# 218, E&L# 397 var., Boudeau# 1343, N# 115208
Available for swap 12 Kreuzer
ND (1615-1623)

Silver
KM# 150, E&L# 462, N# 178969
12 Kreuzer
ND (1623)

Silver • 5.2 g • ⌀ 27 mm
MB# 144, E&L# 473, N# 72892
12 Kreuzer
ND (1640-1658)

Silver
KM# 147, N# 178968
12 Kreuzer
ND (1640-1658)

Silver
KM# 159, N# 178970
¼ Thaler
ND (1620)

Silver • 6.8 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# 235, E&L# 446, N# 178988
1 Dicken
ND (1575-1600)

Silver
E&L# 452, Slg. Voltz# 572 var., N# 179125
1 Dicken
ND (1600-1616)

Silver
E&L# 452, N# 179126
Available for swap 1 Dicken
ND (1600-1625)

Silver • ⌀ 30 mm
MB# 165, E&L# 451, N# 178191
½ Guldenthaler
ND (1668)

Silver
KM# 178, E&L# 487, N# 178972
½ Thaler
ND (1549-1550)

Silver
MB# 246.1, E&L# 436, N# 178956
½ Thaler (Strasbourg, Bern and Zurich pact)
1588

Circulating commemorative coin: Signing of the defensive alliance between Strasbourg, bern and Zurich
Silver
MB# 250, E&L# 594, N# 178957
½ Thaler (Klippe)
ND (1600-1650)

Silver • 14.30 g • 35 mm
E&L# 436, N# 181628
½ Thaler
ND (1600-1650)

Silver
KM# 259, E&L# 444, N# 178999
½ Thaler (Centenary of the Reformation)
1617

Circulating commemorative coin: Centenary of the Reformation
Silver • ⌀ 37 mm
E&L# 610, Slg. Whiti# 98, N# 179131
½ Thaler (Centenary of the Reformation)
1617

Circulating commemorative coin: Centenary of the Reformation
Silver • 13.79 g
E&L# 611, Slg. Whiti# 97, N# 179136
1 Guldenthaler (Shooting festival)
1576

Circulating commemorative coin: Shooting festival
Silver • 24.5 g • ⌀ 40 mm
MB# 285, E&L# 576, N# 178959
1 Guldentaler
ND (1668)

Silver (.750) • 19.50 g • ⌀ 32 mm
KM# 197, E&L# 485, N# 33301
1 Guldenthaler
ND (1668)

Silver
KM# 197, E&L# 484, Dav ECT# 1041a, N# 178977
1 Thaler
ND (1501-1600)

Silver
MB# 297.1, Dav GT I# 9895, E&L# 433, N# 362009
1 Thaler
ND (1550)

Silver
KM# 271, Dav GT I# 9894, E&L# 431, N# 362006
1 Thaler
ND (1550)

Silver (.930) • 24.6 g • ⌀ 42 mm
MB# 265, Dav ECT# 9890, E&L# 427, N# 178958
1 Thaler (Kanonentaler)
1590

Circulating commemorative coin
Silver • 28.54 g • ⌀ 43 mm
MB# 294, Dav ECT# 9896, E&L# 587, N# 178961
1 Thaler (Centenary of the Reformation)
1617

Circulating commemorative coin: Centenary of the Reformation
Silver • 27.15 g • ⌀ 43 mm
KM# 312.2, E&L# 609, Dav ECT# 5846, Slg. Whiti# 96, N# 179000
1 Thaler (Centenary of the Reformation)
1617

Circulating commemorative coin: Centenary of the Reformation
Silver • 175.40 g • 45 mm
KM# 312.3, Dav ECT# 5846b, Slg. Whiti# 94, E&L# 605, N# 179001
1 Thaler
ND (1623-1657)

Silver (.889) • 29.2 g • ⌀ 42 mm
KM# 306, E&L# 439, Dav AL# 5842, N# 33302

The Numista referee for coins of this issuer is Compendium.

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