FRENCH COIN COLLECTING ?
Feudal Coins
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A 'Denier' from the archbishopric of Vienne in the Dauphiné
region, Estimated at : 300 FRF |
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A Norman 'Denier' Struck for Richard I Before the conquest of England. Estimated at : 1 500 FRF |
| The king only had direct control over a small part of France and the dukes, counts, barons, bishops, towns also struck their own coins, also in silver. They are easily distinguished from royal coins because only the latter bear the title REX. |
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A 'Denier' of Richard the Lionheart for the Poitou region. Estimated at : 700 FRF |  |
A golden 'Cavalier' Of Francis II, duke of Brittany (MONNAIES V 1047) Sold at : 6 500 FRF |
| As no interest has been taken in these coins, the exact chronology and the variants are usually unknown, to say nothing of their real scarcity. The number of collectors is insignificant and should grow considerably with the imminent publication of a reference book which will replace, for coin-collectors, books from the 19th century, such as Boudeau (1895) and Poey d'Avant (around 1880). |
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A 'Gros' struck for the Dukedom of Luxembourg in 1385 Estimated at : 1500 FRF |  |
A 'Gros' with Saint Stephen standing up, Struck in Metz Between 1365 and 1383 by Thierry V. Bayer de Boppard.(MONNAIES V 943) Sold at : 1300 FRF |
| Feudal coins can be found from 50F upwards and only extremely rare or historically important specimens go up to ten thousand francs (two thousand dollars) . |
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A 'Denier' with a portrait Struck by Charles I of Anjou Around 1270 Estimated at : 800 FRF |  |
A 'Double Gros' Struck by William, count of Hainaut, at Valenciennes. Estimated at : 1800 FRF |
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A ' ¼ teston' struck in Nancy By Anthony , duke of Lorraine, in 1552. Estimated at : 1200 FRF |  |
A ' ½ Kreutzer ' , struck at Wissembourg, in Alsace , in 1626 Estimated at : 2 800 FRF |
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A 'Thaler de Metz' , struck in 1633 Estimated at : 6 000 FRF |
| The recommended book to be published soon is : 'Monnaies Feodales de France' (Feudal coins of France) by Jean Duplessy. Specialised collections exist for different regions, especially Burgundy and Brittany. |
