Provence (1389-1417) sol coronat
This specimen was lot 887 in Jean Elsen sale 162 (Brussels, June 2025), where it sold for €260 (about US$360 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, PROVENCE, Comté, Louis II d'Anjou (1384-1417), AR sol coronat (gros), après 1389, Tarascon. D/ Couronne fleurdelisée surmontant deux lis sous un lambel. R/ Champ parti de Jérusalem et d'Anjou. (France, county of Provence, Louis II of Anjou, 1384-1417, undated silver sol coronat, struck after 1389, Tarascon mint. Obverse: a crown decorated with fleurs-de-lys over two lilies under a label; reverse: field divided between the arms of Jerusalem and Anjou. Very Fine.)"
One sol was 12 deniers and twenty sols made a livre or pound. Louis II inherited the duchy of Anjou and the county of Provence and attempted, with only temporary success, to conquer the kingdom of Naples.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, 21-21.5 mm diameter, this specimen 2,27 g.
Catalog reference: B. 866; P.A. 4052; Rolland 109.
- 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 162: Collection Jacques Druart, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.
Link to:
- Provence (1382-84) franc à pied Fr-215, Louis Ier d'Anjou
- Coins and currency dated 1389
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)