https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Provence_%281185-1209%29_denierProvence (1185-1209) denier - Revision history2026-07-22T17:24:23ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.35.0https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=Provence_(1185-1209)_denier&diff=611778&oldid=prevLatinKing2020: added note2026-02-03T22:39:55Z<p>added note</p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This specimen was lot 74454 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $480. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Spain|SPAIN]]. Aragon. Dinero, ND (1185-1209). Arles Mint. Alfonso I. PCGS AU-58. A most elusive early Aragonese hammered issue from a mint in modern day France, delivering rich details and only the lightest signs of actual handling throughout." Wikipedia comments, "Alfonso II (1180 – 2 February 1209) was the second son of Alfonso II of Aragon (who was Alfonso I of Provence) and Sancha of Castile. His father transferred the County of Provence from his uncle Sancho to him in 1185. Alfonso II was born in Barcelona." This is a [[French royal coinage (to 1793)|French coin]] struck for Provence ("PROVINCIA"), not Spanish, so we are calling it a ''denier'', not a ''dinero''.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This specimen was lot 74454 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $480. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Spain|SPAIN]]. Aragon. Dinero, ND (1185-1209). Arles Mint. Alfonso I. PCGS AU-58. A most elusive early Aragonese hammered issue from a mint in modern day France, delivering rich details and only the lightest signs of actual handling throughout." <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">This specimen was offered again as lot 49377 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $240. </ins>Wikipedia comments, "Alfonso II (1180 – 2 February 1209) was the second son of Alfonso II of Aragon (who was Alfonso I of Provence) and Sancha of Castile. His father transferred the County of Provence from his uncle Sancho to him in 1185. Alfonso II was born in Barcelona." This is a [[French royal coinage (to 1793)|French coin]] struck for Provence ("PROVINCIA"), not Spanish, so we are calling it a ''denier'', not a ''dinero''.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This specimen was lot 74454 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $480. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Spain|SPAIN]]. Aragon. Dinero, ND (1185-1209). Arles Mint. Alfonso I. PCGS AU-58. A most elusive early Aragonese hammered issue from a mint in modern day France, delivering rich details and only the lightest signs of actual handling throughout." Wikipedia comments, "Alfonso II (1180 – 2 February 1209) was the second son of Alfonso II of Aragon (who was Alfonso I of Provence) and Sancha of Castile. His father transferred the County of Provence from his uncle Sancho to him in 1185. Alfonso II was born in Barcelona." This is a [[French royal coinage (to 1793)|French coin]] struck for Provence, not Spanish, so we are calling it a ''denier'', not a ''dinero''.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This specimen was lot 74454 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $480. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Spain|SPAIN]]. Aragon. Dinero, ND (1185-1209). Arles Mint. Alfonso I. PCGS AU-58. A most elusive early Aragonese hammered issue from a mint in modern day France, delivering rich details and only the lightest signs of actual handling throughout." Wikipedia comments, "Alfonso II (1180 – 2 February 1209) was the second son of Alfonso II of Aragon (who was Alfonso I of Provence) and Sancha of Castile. His father transferred the County of Provence from his uncle Sancho to him in 1185. Alfonso II was born in Barcelona." This is a [[French royal coinage (to 1793)|French coin]] struck for Provence <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">("PROVINCIA")</ins>, not Spanish, so we are calling it a ''denier'', not a ''dinero''.</div></td></tr>
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This specimen was lot 74454 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $480. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Spain|SPAIN]]. Aragon. Dinero, ND (1185-1209). Arles Mint. Alfonso I. PCGS AU-58. A most elusive early Aragonese hammered issue from a mint in modern day France, delivering rich details and only the lightest signs of actual handling throughout." Wikipedia comments, "Alfonso II (1180 – 2 February 1209) was the second son of Alfonso II of Aragon (who was Alfonso I of Provence) and Sancha of Castile. His father transferred the County of Provence from his uncle Sancho to him in 1185. Alfonso II was born in Barcelona." This is a [[French royal coinage (to 1793)|French coin]] struck for Provence, not Spanish, so we are calling it a ''denier'', not a ''dinero''.<br />
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''Specification:'' silver or billon.<br />
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''Catalog reference:'' Crusafont i Sabater-168. <br />
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''<br />
* Roberts, James N., ''The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD),'' S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.<br />
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''November 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.<br />
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* [[Provence (1343-52) franc a pied Fr-208]] Jeanne de Naples<br />
* [[Provence (1343-52) florin Fr-209]] Jeanne de Naples<br />
* [[Coins and currency dated 1185]]<br />
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