Liard - Charles VIII

Features

Issuer France
King Charles VIII the Affable (Charles VIII l'Affable) (1483-1498)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1483-1488
Value 1 Liard (1⁄80 LT)
Currency Livre tournois (987-1795)
Composition Billon
Weight 1.046 g
Diameter 18.5 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
8722
References Dy royales# 600,
Jean Duplessy; 1999. Les monnaies françaises royales / Tome 1 : de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793) (2e édition). Maison Platt, Paris, France.
And 1 more volumes.
Ciani# 828,
Louis Ciani; 1926. Les Monnaies royales françaises de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI. Jules Florange, Bergerac, France.
LP# 574A
Jean Lafaurie; 1951. Les monnaies des rois de France / I. Hugues Capet à Louis XII. Émile Bourgey; Monnaies et Médailles, Paris-Bâle.
And 1 more volumes.

Obverse

Dolphin on the left.

Lettering:
+ KAROLVS: FRANCORV: REX (différent)
KAROLVS: FRANCORVM: REX (différent) pour Angers, Châlons-sur-Marne, Rouen ou Saint-Lô
KAROLVS°REX°FRANCORV (différent) pour Dijon

Translation: Charles, king of the Franks.

Reverse

Cross confined to the 1st and 4th of a crown, to the 2nd and 3rd of a lily.

Lettering: + SIT: NOMEN: DNI: BENEDICTV.

Translation: Blessed be the name of the Lord.

Comments

about this type of coin:
Divisional or black coins are rare with their silvering. The liard, or three-denier coin, was originally a typical Dauphin species. The royal liard was created by the ordinance of September 18, 1467. For Charles VIII, we have two issues in 1483 and 1488. The second issue is distinguished from the first by the canted cross on the reverse.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
ND (1483)  45% (fr) Toulouse, annelet sous la 5e lettre des légendes
ND (1488)  0% (fr) Angers, annelet sous la 7e lettre (S) au droit
ND (1488)  3% (fr) Châlons-sur-Marne, annelet sous le 21e caractère au droit, soit la fleur de lys
ND (1488)  12% (fr) Dijon, annelet sous la lettre N au droit
ND (1488)  6% (fr) Limoges, point sous la 10e lettre des legendes
ND (1488)  18% (fr) Lyon, point sous la 12e lettre de la légende au revers
ND (1488)  3% (fr) Poiters, point sous la 8e lettre au droit
ND (1488)  0% (fr) Rouen, point sous la 15e lettre au droit
ND (1488)  18% (fr) Saint-Lô, point sous la 19e lettre (X) au droit

Frequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this coin. Since some users own several versions, the sum may be greater than 100%.

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