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 › Bar • Livre

12 Deniers = 4 Sterling = 1 Groschen • 20 Groschen= 10 Plaques = 1 Livre • 3.5 Livres = 1 Florin

½ Groschen - René I
ND (1422-1431)

Silver • 1.18 g • ⌀ 22 mm
Boudeau# 1492, Flon# 11, p.488, N# 41907
Groschen Tournois - Henry IV
ND (1339-1344)

Silver • 2.4 g • ⌀ 23 mm
Boudeau# –, Flon# –, N# 333027
Groschen - Robert I
ND (1354-1411)

Silver • 3.33 g • ⌀ 25.5 mm
Flon# 33, p. 479, N# 397261
Groschen Tournois - Robert
ND (1365-1411)

Silver • 3.1 g
Flon# 24, p.477, Boudeau# 1431, N# 325010
Groschen with Helmet - Robert
ND (1373-1374)

Silver • 2.64 g
Flon# 28, p.478, N# 325070
Groschen with knight - René I
ND (1424-1431)

Silver • 2.22 g • ⌀ 25 mm
Boudeau# 1494, Flon# 1, p.487, Saulcy# X, 10, N# 8635
Groschen - René I
ND (1431-1453)

Silver • 2.5 g
Flon# 9, p.488, Saulcy# XI, 1, N# 324955
Groschen - René I (Lorraine Cross; Lily)
ND (1431-1453)

Billon • 2.0 g • ⌀ 25 mm
Flon# 13, p.489, Saulcy# X, 10, Boudeau# 1489, N# 325084
Plaque - Regency of Yolanda of Flanders
ND (1345-1349)

Silver • 3.03 g • ⌀ 28 mm
Flon# 1, p.466, N# 325075
Gold Guilder - Robert
ND (1354-1399)

Gold • 3.49 g
Fr# 65a, N# 367032
Gold Guilder - Robert
ND (1360-1375)

Gold (.986) • 3.45 g
Boudeau# 1430, Fr# 65, Flon# 37, Gamberini# 771, N# 303489

France › French States › Béarn, Lordship of • Livre

12 Deniers = 1 Sol • 20 Sols = 1 Livre

Vaquette - Gaston X of Grailly
ND (1436-1472)

Billon • 0.62 g • ⌀ 15 mm
Dy féodales# 1258-1261, N# 188104
Vaquette - Francis Phoebus
ND (1479-1483)

Billon • 0.80 g • ⌀ 15 mm
Dy féodales# 1271 var., N# 184176
Vaquette - Henry II
ND (1572-1589)

Billon • 0.47 g • ⌀ 15 mm
Dy féodales# 1337, N# 357556
Available for swap Obol immobilized in the name of Centule
ND (1080-1250)

Billon • 0.39 g • ⌀ 15 mm
PA# 3235-3236, Boudeau# 526, Dy féodales# 1242, PA# 3235 (69/10), N# 108038
Available for swap Denier immobilized in the name of Centule
ND (1080-1250)

Billon • 1 g • ⌀ 18 mm
PA# 3233-3234, Boudeau# 525, Dy féodales# 1241, N# 7911
Denier - John I of Grailly
ND (1412-1436)

Silver • 0.67 g • ⌀ 17 mm
PA# 3242, Dy féodales# 1246, N# 183651
Denier "Vaquette" - Henry I of Albret
ND (1516-1541)

Billon • 0.6 g • ⌀ 15 mm
Boudeau# 552, PA# 3325, Dy féodales# 1289, N# 361994
Liard with H - Henry I of Albret
ND (1517-1541)

Silver • 0.55 g • ⌀ 17.29 mm
PA# 3412, Dy féodales# 1290, N# 59558
Available for swap Liard with crosslet - Henry I of Albret
ND (1541-1555)

Silver • 0.77 g • ⌀ 17 mm
PA# 3411, Dy féodales# 1291, N# 44890
Liard - Anthony of Bourbon and Joan of Albret
ND (1555-1562)

Billon • 0.84 g • ⌀ 17 mm
Boudeau# 593, PA# 3432, Dy féodales# 1299, N# 128113
Liard with crosslet - Anthony of Bourbon and Joan of Albret
ND (1555-1562)

Silver • 1.06 g • ⌀ 16.5 mm
PA# 3431, Boudeau# 592, Dy féodales# 1298, N# 104643
Blanc - Henry I of Albret
ND (1517-1555)

Silver • 2 g • ⌀ 21 mm
PA# 3318, Dy féodales# 1283, N# 61601
Douzain with crosslet - Henri I of Albret
ND (1517-1555)

Billon • 2.35 g • ⌀ 25 mm
PA# 3408-3409, Dy féodales# 1286, Boudeau# 583, SCMF# 6282, N# 184433
Teston - Joan of Albret
1564-1570

Silver • 9.34 g • ⌀ 29 mm
PA# 3449, Dy féodales# 1305, N# 184004
Teston - Henry II
1574-1576

Silver • 9.54 g • ⌀ 30 mm
PA# 3472, Dy féodales# 1318, N# 63030
Teston - Henry II and Marguerite of Valois
1577

Silver (.917) • 9.3 g • ⌀ 28.5 mm
PA# 3474, Dy féodales# 1315, N# 76029
Teston - Henri II and Marguerite of Valois (4 Arms shield)
1577

Silver (.917) • 8.85 g • ⌀ 29 mm
PA# 3476, Dy féodales# 1317, N# 74113
¼ Ecu - Henry II
1584-1588

Silver • 9.53 g • ⌀ 29.5 mm
PA# 3501, Dy féodales# 1325, N# 288131
Franc with four H - Henry II (2nd type)
1583-1584

Silver • 12.6 g • ⌀ 34 mm
PA# 3484, Dy féodales# 1323, N# 56736
Franc with four H - Henry II (1st type)
1579-1582

Silver • 13.57 g • ⌀ 35.5 mm
PA# 3484, Dy féodales# 1321, N# 58873
Gold Florin - Gaston Phoebus
ND (1343-1391)

Gold • 3.5 g
Dy féodales# 1245, Fr# 66b, N# 367173
Gold Florin - Gaston Phoebus
ND (1369-1391)

Gold • 3.43 g
Dy féodales# 1243-1244, Fr# 66b, PA# LXIX/14, N# 361259
Grand Gold Ecu with knight - Gaston X of Grailly
ND (1436-1472)

Gold • 18.8 g
Dy féodales# –, N# 367135
Gold Ecu with knight - Gaston X of Grailly
ND (1436-1472)

Gold • 3.41 g
Dy féodales# 1248, Fr# 67, PA# LXIX/13, N# 361417
Gold Ecu - Francis Phoebus
ND (1479-1483)

Gold • 3.38 g
Dy féodales# –, Fr# –, N# 367104
Gold Ecu - Francis Phoebus
ND (1479-1483)

Gold • 3.34 g
Dy féodales# 1262, Fr# 69, PA# LXX/4, N# 361133
½ Gold Ecu - Francis Phoebus
ND (1479-1483)

Gold • 1.62 g
Dy féodales# 1263, Fr# 70, PA# CXII/3, N# 367102
Blanc - Francis Phoebus
ND (1479-1483)

Billon • 1.6 g • ⌀ 25 mm
PA# 3280, Dy féodales# 1267, N# 188111
Gold Ecu - Catherine of Navarre
ND (1483-1484)

Gold • 3.25 g
Dy féodales# 1272, Fr# 71, PA# LXX/11, N# 367073
Blanc - Catherine of Navarre
ND (1483-1484)

Billon • 1.6 g • ⌀ 24 mm
PA# 3299, Dy féodales# 1273, N# 109925
Vaquette - Catherine of Navarre
ND (1483-1484)

Billon • 0.66 g • ⌀ 15 mm
PA# 3315, Dy féodales# 1277, N# 108826
Gold Ecu - Henry I of Albret
ND (1517-1541)

Gold • 3.3 g • ⌀ 25.5 mm
Dy féodales# 1281, Fr# 182, PA# 3406, N# 361451
Teston Henri III de Navarre, II de Béarn
1573-1576

Silver • 9.26 g • ⌀ 28 mm
Dy féodales# 1313, PA# 3471, Boudeau# 604, N# 364509
2 Ducats - Henry II and Margaret of Valois
1577

Gold • 6.86 g • ⌀ 31 mm
PA# 3463, Dy féodales# 1308, Fr# 185, N# 361156
2 Gold Ducats - Henry II and Margaret of Valois
1577

Gold • 6.96 g
PA# LXXV/9, Dy féodales# 1309-1310 var., Fr# 185, N# 361428

France › French States › Beaumont, Lordship of • Unspecified currency

Double Sterling - Baudouin of Avesnes
ND (1270-1280)

Silver • 2.77 g
Hainaut# 190, N# 211882

France › French States › Beauvais, Bishopric of • Livre

1 Livre = 20 Sols = 240 Deniers = 480 Obols

Denier - Henry of France
ND (1149-1162)

Billon • 0.92 g • ⌀ 18 mm
Boudeau# 1893, PA# 6464, N# 212842
Denier - Barthelemy of Montcornet
ND (1162-1175)

Billon • 0.95 g • ⌀ 18 mm
Boudeau# 1895, PA# 6468, N# 212844

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