France (1467) obol

Goldberg sale 128, lot 1715

This specimen was lot 1715 in Goldberg sale 128 (Los Angeles, June 2022), where it sold for $30. The catalog description^[1] noted, "France. Obol, ND (1467). Louis XI, 1461-1483. Royal issue. Crown. Reverse: Long cross. PCGS graded Very Fine Detail (Environmental Damage)." This is the second issue of this denomination; the first had a lily, not a crown. The obol was half a denier, already a denominatoin too small to be useful.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.81 g, 0.053 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Dupl-565, Roberts-2675.

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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Vera Liu, Goldberg Sale 128: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.

Link to:

• (1461) denier tournois
• (1461-78) hardi, Bordeaux mint
• (1461) petit blanc à la couronne
• (1461) gros de Roi, Paris mint
• (1461) gros de Roi, Lyon mint
• (1461) gros de Roi, Tournai mint
• (1461-74)-B blanc à la couronne, Bourges mint
• (1461-74) écu d'or à la couronne, Angers mint
• (1461-74)-P écu à la couronne, Perpignan mint
• (1461-74) écu d'or à la couronne, Rouen mint
• (1467) liard au dauphin
• (1488) liard au dauphin
• Coins and currency dated 1467
• return to French royal coinage (to 1793)