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* [[France (1427) angelot d'or Fr-300|(1427) ''angelot d'or'', Henry VI]] | * [[France (1427) angelot d'or Fr-300|(1427) ''angelot d'or'', Henry VI]] | ||
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* [[France (1431-61)-Troyes 1/2 blanc|(1431-61) ''petit blanc au K'', Troyes mint]] | * [[France (1431-61)-Troyes 1/2 blanc|(1431-61) ''petit blanc au K'', Troyes mint]] | ||
* [[France (1431)-La Rochelle royal d'or Fr-303|(1431) ''royal d'or'', 2nd emission, La Rochelle mint]] | * [[France (1431)-La Rochelle royal d'or Fr-303|(1431) ''royal d'or'', 2nd emission, La Rochelle mint]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:56, 9 July 2024
This specimen was lot 1018 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €420 (about US$599 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Royaume, Charles VII (1422-1461), AR petit blanc au K, dit "des gens d'armes", décembre 1431, Loches (L final). D/ Dans le champ, K oncial couronné, accosté de deux lis. R/ Croix pattée. Très rare Belle patine. Très Beau. Provient de Monnaies 18, 19 juin 2003, 1108. (kingdom of France, Charles VII, 1422-61, silver small blank of the K, December 1431, Loches mint. Obverse: in the field, a crowned uncial "K" dividing two lilies; reverse: cross pattée. Very rare, nice patina. Very Fine.)"
This petit blanc au K was worth five deniers tournois, half the better known blanc au K (Dupl-474).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.91 g, 0.319 fine silver, this specimen 1,82 g.
Catalog reference: Dupl-475; Ci. 683; Laf. 478.
- Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome I, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
- 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 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.
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- (1427) angelot d'or, Henry VI
- (1429) blanc aux lis accotés, La Rochelle mint
- (1429) royal d'or, Poitiers mint
- (1429) royal d'or, Tours mint
- (1431-61) petit blanc au K, Troyes mint
- (1431) royal d'or, 2nd emission, La Rochelle mint
- (1431) royal d'or, 2nd emission, Angers mint
- Coins and currency dated 1431
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)