Provence (1309-43) gillat
This specimen was lot 562 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €85 (about US$118 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, PROVENCE, Comté, Robert d'Anjou (1309-1343), AR gillat, Avignon. D/ Le comte trônant de f. sur deux lions, ten. un sceptre fleurdelisé et un gl. cr. R/ Croix feuillue cantonnée de quatre lis. Belle patine. Très Beau à Superbe. (France, county of Provence, Robert of Anjou, 1309-43, silver gillat, Avignon mint. Nice patina, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
The county of Provence, home of the Provençal dialect spoken throughout southern France, was ruled by a separate dynasty until 1486 when it was finally incorporated into France. This coin, also known as a Robert d'argent, is probably an imitation of the gigliato or carlino struck by the Angevins of Naples in the late thirteenth century. Robert himself was king of Naples 1309-43.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.9-4.0 g, silver, 26 mm diameter; this specimen 4,00 g.
Catalog reference: Rolland 51; Testa D1b.
- 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.
Link to:
- Papal States (1316-34) gros tournois Ber-176, Pont-de-Sorgues mint
- Provence (1343-52) franc a pied Fr-208, Jeanne de Naples
- Provence (1343-52) florin Fr-209, Jeanne de Naples
- Coins and currency dated 1309
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)