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| − | This specimen was lot 1225 in Jean Elsen sale 150 (Brussels, March 2022), where it sold for €85 (about US$113 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, BESANCON, Ville impériale, billon blanc (demi-carolus), 1563. D/ B. cour. et cuir. de Charles Quint à g. R/ Ecu de la ville posé sur une croix longue. Très Beau.'' ([[France]], imperial city of | + | This specimen was lot 1225 in Jean Elsen sale 150 (Brussels, March 2022), where it sold for €85 (about US$113 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, BESANCON, Ville impériale, billon blanc (demi-carolus), 1563. D/ B. cour. et cuir. de Charles Quint à g. R/ Ecu de la ville posé sur une croix longue. Très Beau.'' ([[France]], imperial city of Besançon, billon blanc or half carolus of 1563. Obverse: crowned and armored bust of Charles V left; reverse: arms of the town over a long cross. Very Fine.)"</blockquote> All of the coinage of this town bears Charles V's portrait, even long after his death. Besançon was incorporated into France in 1678. French coins struck there bear the mintmark "CC". |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Revision as of 12:07, 28 March 2022
This specimen was lot 1225 in Jean Elsen sale 150 (Brussels, March 2022), where it sold for €85 (about US$113 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, BESANCON, Ville impériale, billon blanc (demi-carolus), 1563. D/ B. cour. et cuir. de Charles Quint à g. R/ Ecu de la ville posé sur une croix longue. Très Beau. (France, imperial city of Besançon, billon blanc or half carolus of 1563. Obverse: crowned and armored bust of Charles V left; reverse: arms of the town over a long cross. Very Fine.)"
All of the coinage of this town bears Charles V's portrait, even long after his death. Besançon was incorporated into France in 1678. French coins struck there bear the mintmark "CC".
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, this specimen 0,67 g.
Catalog reference: Roberts-7004, C.C.K. M16/1563.
- Cuhaj, George S., Thomas Michael and Douglas Nicol, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd Ed. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- 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 150: Collection J.F.L. Blankenberg, Monnaies de l'Orient Latin, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.
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