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 › Brittany, Duchy of • Bretagne Duchy - Livre

12 Deniers = 1 Sol • 20 Sols = 1 Livre

Groschen with three ermines - John V
ND (1422-1436)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 3.56 g • ⌀ 25 mm
Dy féodales# 272-274, N# 51819
Groschen with shield - Francis II
ND (1458-1488)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 3.68 g • ⌀ 29 mm
PA# 1320, Dy féodales# 336-338, N# 34331
Groschen with shield - Anne
ND (1488-1491)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 3.55 g • ⌀ 29 mm
PA# 1380, Dy féodales# 351-352, N# 34330
Royal d'Or - Charles
ND (1358-1359)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 3.56 g • ⌀ 26.5 mm
Dy féodales# 108, Jez# 98, Boudeau# 58, PA# 463, Fr# 92, N# 332441
Cavalier d'Or - John V
ND (1420-1424)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 2.96 g • ⌀ 25 mm
Dy féodales# 264-266, Fr# 94, N# 352263
Gold Ecu with knight - Francis I
ND (1442-1450)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 3.2 g • ⌀ 27 mm
Fr# 95, PA# XXIII/2, Dy féodales# 318, N# 361515
Cavalier d'Or - Francis II
ND (1458-1488)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 3.38 g • ⌀ 28 mm
Fr# 96, PA# 1310, Dy féodales# 333-334, N# 47006
Cadière d'Or - Anne
1498 (1498-1499)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 3.42 g • ⌀ 28 mm
Dy féodales# 357-358, Fr# 97, N# 46306

France › French States › Brosse, Viscounty of • Unspecified currency

Denier - Andrew I
ND (1305-1347)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.97 g
Dy féodales# 731, N# 342400
Denier - Andrew I (stylized head)
ND (1305-1347)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 1.53 g
Dy féodales# 731, N# 342401

France › French States › Burgundy, County of • Livre

12 Deniers = 1 Sol • 20 Sols = 1 Livre

½ Carolus - Charles V
1550-1556

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.4 g • ⌀ 16.5 mm
PA# 5286, Boudeau# 1251, N# 121616
½ Carolus - Philip II
1561-1569

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.75 g • ⌀ 16.5 mm
PA# 5286, Boudeau# 1258, N# 121614
Double Denier - Philip II
1589-1590

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 3.1 g • ⌀ 22 mm
PA# 5302, Boudeau# 1261, N# 30978
Double Denier in the name of Philip II
1591-1607

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 2.17 g • ⌀ 19 mm
PA# 5313, N# 297880
Available for swap Double Denier - Albert and Isabella (1st type)
1608-1612

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 2 g • ⌀ 19 mm
PA# 5326, Boudeau# 1264, N# 30245
Double Denier - Albert and Isabella (2nd type)
1612-1621

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 2.10 g • ⌀ 20 mm
Vanhoudt# 611, N# 105197
Available for swap Double Denier - Philip IV
ND (1637-1674)

Standard circulation coin
Copper • 2.1 g • ⌀ 20 mm
PA# 5358, Boudeau# 1271, N# 37412
Liard - Charles V
1551-1558

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.75 g • ⌀ 16 mm
Boudeau# 1252, PA# 5279, N# 336655
Liard - Philip II
ND (1561-1562)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.5 g • ⌀ 15 mm
Boudeau# 1259, N# 88540
Carolus - Charles V
1552

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 1.2 g • ⌀ 20 mm
Boudeau# 1250, PA# 5277, N# 336636
Carolus - Philip II
1561-1564

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 1.1 g • ⌀ 18.0 mm
PA# 5285, Boudeau# 1257, N# 239359
Carolus - Albert and Isabella
1612-1621

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 1.4 g • ⌀ 20 mm
PA# 5317, Vanhoudt# 633-DOLE, N# 96078
Carolus au lion
1622-1625

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 1.37 g • ⌀ 18.1 mm
PA# 5345, Boudeau# 1270, N# 392986
Groschen - Philip II
1588

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 1.38 g • ⌀ 19 mm
PA# 5297, Boudeau# 1256, N# 121607
Available for swap Groschen - Philip IV
1622-1636

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 2.4 g • ⌀ 23 mm
PA# 5343, N# 148490
Available for swap 3 Patards - Philip IV
1624

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.582) • 3.0 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# 10, PA# 5342, N# 118131
Patagon - Philip IV
1622-1639

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.873) • 28 g • ⌀ 42 mm
KM# 15, GH# 329-8, PA# 5332, Vanhoudt# 645-DL, N# 111026
Gold Ecu - Philippe le Beau
ND (1493-1506)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 3.39 g
Fr# 116a, N# 369628
Gold Crown - Philip IV
1632

Standard circulation coin
Gold (.917) • 3.4 g
KM# 17, Fr# 118, Delmonte G# 37, N# 360398

France › French States › Burgundy, Duchy of • Livre

12 Deniers = 1 Sol • 20 Sols = 1 Livre

Little Denier - Robert II
ND (1272-1299)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.6 g • ⌀ 16.5 mm
PA# 5672, Barth# 2/12, Dumas# 9-6, N# 106382
Denier - Hugh I
ND (1076-1079)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 1.12 g • ⌀ 21.5 mm
PA# CXXX/11, Dumas# 1, N# 382515
Denier - Odo I
ND (1079-1103)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 1.21 g
N# 382453
Denier - Hugh II
ND (1103-1143)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.77 g • ⌀ 17.6 mm
PA# 5753, N# 224086
Denier with two pellets - Odo II
ND (1143-1162)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.947 g • ⌀ 18.5 mm
PA# 5659, Barth# 1/9, Dumas# 5-1, N# 125788
Denier - Hugh III (Dijon; S prograd)
ND (1162-1192)

Standard circulation coin
Billon (.335 silver) • 0.86 g • ⌀ 19 mm
PA# 5676, Barth# 2/15, Dumas# 6-1, N# 107304
Denier - Hugh III (Dijon; S retrograd)
ND (1162-1192)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1 g • ⌀ 17 mm
PA# 5677, Barth# 2/14, Dumas# 6-2, Boudeau# 1211, N# 56745
Denier - Hugh III / Hugh IV (Dijon)
ND (1162-1272)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.74 g • ⌀ 18 mm
PA# 5661, Dumas# 7-1, Boudeau# 1204, N# 79111
Available for swap Denier with clovers - Hugh IV (Dijon)
ND (1218-1272)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.75 g • ⌀ 18 mm
PA# 5678, Barth# 2/1, Dumas# 8-1, N# 49006
Denier - Hugh IV (Auxonne)
ND (1255-1272)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.908 g • ⌀ 18 mm
PA# 5763, Barth# 1/13, Dumas# 8-2, N# 125755
Denier with stars - Robert II (Dijon)
ND (1272-1299)

Standard circulation coin
Billon (.300 silver) • 0.85 g • ⌀ 19 mm
PA# 5669, Barth# 2/5, Dumas# 9-3, N# 125509
Denier with shield - Robert II (Dijon)
ND (1303-1306)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.85 g • ⌀ 18 mm
PA# 5673, Barth# 2/7, Dumas# 9-11, N# 113397
Denier - Odo IV (BG under the castle)
ND (1315-1327)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.85 g • ⌀ 20 mm
Boudeau# 1217, PA# 5688, Dumas# 10-25-2et3, N# 344587
Denier - Charles I
ND (1467-1477)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.0 g • ⌀ 21 mm
PA# 5815, Dumas# 16/6-1, N# 186266
Double Denier - Robert II (Dijon)
ND (1276-1278)

Standard circulation coin
Billon (.239 silver) • 1.12 g • ⌀ 20 mm
PA# 5664, Barth# 2/13, Dumas# 9-1, N# 95387
Maille noire double (au petit écu de Bourgogne)
ND (1347-1349)

Standard circulation coin
Billon (.130 silver) • 0.92 g • ⌀ 20 mm
PA# 5698, Dumas# 10-13-4, N# 393801
Double Tournois - Philip III
ND (1419-1467)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 2.04 g • ⌀ 23 mm
PA# 5743, Boudeau# 1237, N# 30985
⅓ gros ou maille tierce
ND (1331-1349)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 0.71 g • ⌀ 17 mm
KM# 5694 var., Dumas# 10-12-2, N# 393837
½ Groschen - Odo IV (BG under castle)
ND (1323-1327)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • ⌀ 21 mm
Boudeau# 1216, Barth# 3/12, Dumas# 10-9, N# 164845
½ Groschen - Odo IV
ND (1327-1330)

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.700) • 1.81 g • ⌀ 22 mm
Dumas# 10-10-1, N# 167475
½ Groschen - Odo IV (shield of Burgundy)
ND (1327-1330)

Standard circulation coin
Billon • 1.68 g • ⌀ 22 mm
PA# 5768, Barth# 4/7, Dumas# 10-10-2, N# 165066

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