France (1503-06) blanc
This specimen was lot 1046 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €115 (about US$164 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XII (1498-1515), AR blanc de Provence, s.d. (1503-1506), Aix-en-Provence. 3e type. COMES P en fin de légende. D/ Ecu de France entre trois couronnelles, dans un trilobe. R/ Croix cantonnée de deux lis et deux couronnelles, dans un quadrilobe. Rare Belle patine. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XII (1498-1515), undated silver blank of Provence, Aix mint, third type, "COMES P" at the end of the legend. Obverse: arms of France between threen crowns in a trilobe; reverse: cross cantonned with two lilies and two crowns in a quadrilobe. Rare, nice patina, Very Fine.)"
This blanc de Provence was produced at Aix for that province. It was worth twelve deniers tournois, the same as the douzain, and is often confused with it.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.84 g, 0.359 fine silver, this specimen 2,40 g.
Catalog reference: Dupl-669 var.; Ci. 932B var.; Laf. 607b var.
- 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.
Link to:
- (1498) grand blanc à la couronne
- (1498-1515) douzain au porc-épic de Bretagne
- (1498-1515) blanc de Provence
- (1507) douzain au porc-épic
- (1515-40) grand blanc de Bretagne, Rennes mint
- (1515-47) grand blanc du Dauphiné, Crémieu mint
- (1515) grand blanc à la couronne (douzain)
- Coins and currency dated 1503
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)