View source for Besancon 1661 thaler Dav-5070

[[Image:Besancon 1661 thaler obv P177-34687.jpg|300px|thumb|Ponterio sale 177, lot 34687]]
[[Image:Besancon 1661 thaler rev P177-34687.jpg|300px|thumb]]
[[Image:Franche Comte 1648.jpg|550px|thumb|Franche Comte in 1648, from Putzger's Atlas]]

Altho today Besançon is part of France, being the chief city of the Franche-Comte, in 1661 it was part of the Holy Roman Empire. It was incorporated into France in 1678. French coins struck there bear the mintmark "CC". The thalers, struck 1658-67, are quite scarce.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. 

''Specification:'' silver. 

''Catalog reference:'' Bd.1285 (15 f.), PA.5424 (124/5 var.), CCK.M.7/1659a (A1/ de M7 1659 et R1), [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-5070]]. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]] 
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* Davenport, John S., ''German Church and City Talers, 1600-1700,'' Galesburg, IL, 1967.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''Ponterio sale 177: The August 2013 Chicago ANA Auction, World Coins,'' Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2013. 

''Link to:'' 
* [[Besancon 1659 thaler Dav-5070]] 
* [[Besancon 1666 thaler Dav-5070]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1661]]
* return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]]

[[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Ponterio sales 176, 177, 178]]