France (1357) gros Dupl-303

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Jean Elsen sale 145, lot 969

This specimen was lot 969 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €260 (about US$371 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Jean II le Bon (1350-1364), billon gros blanc à la couronne, mars 1357. D/ Croix pattée cantonnée de deux lis. Légende intérieure: + IOHANNES· DEI· GRA. R/ FRANCORV REX La couronne royale dans une bordure de douze lis. Très Beau à Superbe. Provient de la collection Trampitsch, vente Crédit de la Bourse, Paris, 31 mai 1988, 199. (kingdom of France, John II the Good, 1350-64, billon white groat of the crown, March 1357. obverse: cross pattée cantonned with two lilies; reverse: the royal crown in a border of twelve lilies. Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

This gros blanc à la couronne, worth 10 deniers tournois, was struck for circulation in in the north of France. Other gros blanc à la couronne struck for Languedoc were good silver and were tariffed at 24 deniers tournois.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.399 fine silver, this specimen 3,42 g.

Catalog reference: Dupl-303; Ci. 385; Laf. 306.

Source:

  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome I, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • 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 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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