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This specimen was lot 2515 in Steve Album Auction 52 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $132. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "BESANÇON: Charles V, 1519-1556, AR carolus, 1548, issue as Holy Roman Emperor, bust of Charles V left, crowned, draped and cuirassed // arms of Besançon, XF-AU." This type, which Numista says was equal to a half batzen, was struck steadily 1537-97 in several varieties. Besançon was the chief city of the Franche Comté, or Free County of Burgundy. Franche Comté was part of the Burgundian inheritance which passed to the Hapsburgs in the 1490's and thence to Philip II of Spain on the abdication of Charles V in 1556. Besançon, being an imperial free city, was not directly involved in these transfers but was invaded and annexed to [[France]] by Louis XIV as a result of the Thirty Years War. Her coinage ceased in 1673.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 1.39 g, silver, 18 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference:'' Roberts-7005, KM-MB6.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Roberts, James N., ''The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD),'' S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
* Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Dustin Wagner, ''Auction 52, featuring the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection and the Almer H. Orr III Collection'', Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

''Link to:''
* [[Besancon 1547 carolus]]
* [[Besancon 1549 1/2 carolus]]
* [[Besancon 1549 carolus]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1548]]
* return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]]

[[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 52]][[Category: Silver minors of France]]

Besancon 1548 carolus - Revision history

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