France (1357) gros Dupl-348

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Jean Elsen sale 145, lot 981

This specimen was lot 981 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €2,000 (about US$2,850 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Jean II le Bon (1350-1364), AR gros blanc à la couronne, janvier 1357, Toulouse ou Montpellier. Monnayage particulier au Languedoc. D/ + IOHES: DEI: GRA: REX: FRANC Couronne ornée de quatre annelets. R/ + BND: SIT: NOM: DNI: NRI: IHV XPI Croix pattée dans un polylobe. Extrêmement rare Taches au revers. Très Beau. Provient du Trésor de Mirepoix (1956), Trésors II, Paris, 17 novembre 2005, 479. (kingdom of France, John II the Good, 1350-64, silver white groat of the crown, January 1357, Toulouse or Montpellier mint, struck for Languedoc. Obverse: crown decorated with four rings; reverse: cross pattée in a quadrilobe. Extremely rare, dents on reverse, Very Fine.)"

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

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.54 g, 0.918 fine silver, this specimen 3,47 g.

Catalog reference: Dupl-348; Ci. 393; Laf. 360 (inconnu).

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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