Burgundy (1419-67) denier
This specimen was lot 559 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €80 (about US$112 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, BOURGOGNE, Duché, Philippe le Bon (1419-1467), billon demi-double (denier), Auxonne. Au titre de comte de Bourgogne. D/ + PHS: COMES: BVRGOND Armes écartelées en plein champ. R/ + D: DVPLES: DE: AVXON (étoile sous le O) Croix pattée. Très Beau à Superbe. (France, duchy of Burgundy, Philip the Good, 1419-67, billon half double or denier, Auxonne, with the title of count of Burgundy. Obverse: quartered arms in a plain field; reverse: cross pattée. Very Fine - Extremely Fine)"
Auxonne is on the border between the duchy of Burgundy and the free county of Burgundy and occasionally served as a mint town for the dukes. Its position on the border was not an issue so long as the Valois dukes ruled both provinces. On the death of Charles the Rash in 1477, the duchy was seized by the king of France and the Franche Comte fell to Maximilian of Hapsburg and Auxonne found itself on the German side of the border.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, this specimen is 0,80 g.
Catalog reference: Roberts-7901, Dumas 15-17; P.A. 5780 var.
- Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
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