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v11_0874 - CONSEIL DU ROI / KING'S COUNCIL Henri III 1575

CONSEIL DU ROI / KING S COUNCIL Henri III VF/XF
MONNAIES 11 (2002)
Starting price : 121.96 €
Estimate : 304.90 €
Realised price : 229.89 €
Number of bids : 2
Maximum bid : 335.39 €
Type : Henri III
Date: 1575
Metal : silver
Diameter : 28 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 4,52 g.
Edge : lisse
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Ce jeton est frappé sur un flan large et régulier ; il présente une patine grise. On doit noter une faiblesse de frappe sur le haut de l’écu de France et une rayure au-dessus de l’éléphant

Obverse


Obverse legend : (ROSETTE) NIL. NISI / CONSILIO (ROSETTE).
Obverse description : Écu de France couronné et entouré du collier de l’ordre de Saint-Michel dont le bijou coupe la légende à 6 heures.
Obverse translation : (Rien sans le Conseil).

Reverse


Reverse legend : (ROSETTE) PLACIDIS PARCIT..
Reverse description : Un éléphant avançant à gauche, un serpent sous ses pattes arrières, des moutons en arrière plan devant lui ; à l’exergue, 1575.

Commentary


On note au droit deux rosettes à quatre pétales tandis qu’au début de la légende du revers il s’agit d’une rosette à six pétales, creuse en son centre.
Le revers de ce jeton ne semble répertorié dans aucun des ouvrages de référence. Il est pourtant connu par une reproduction dans l’ouvrage de Jacques de Bie, Histoire de la France métallique, Paris, 1636, pl.74. Cet ouvrage est souvent jugé peu sûr car de nombreuses gravures semblent n’avoir existé que dans l’imagination de De Bie, ce qui est probable, mais ce jeton est la preuve que certains jetons reproduits dans De Bie et actuellement non signalés peuvent encore être retrouvés. Voici ce que dit De Bie de ce revers : “Le Corps est d’un éléphant passant par une campagne, où trouvant des moutons en son chemin il revolte sa trompe vers son front, pour marquer qu’il n’a aucune intention de leur nuire : Et au contraire, marche d’un pied sur un serpent, qui semble s’estre glissé sous son ventre pour luy nuire. Sous l’exergue : MDLXXV. Pour marquer de la clémence du monarque exercée envers ceux de ses subjects, qui demeuroient dans leur devoir ; & de sa sévérité contre ceux qui se rendoient rebelles à ses commandements”. Ce jeton est inspiré d’un denier de Jules César.

Historical background


CONSEIL DU ROI / KING'S COUNCIL

In the Middle Ages, the King deliberated important matters with the Court, made up of great feudatories and ecclesiastical dignitaries. From this feudal Court of the King (the "curia regis") several institutions gradually emerged, including the Parliament and the Audit Chamber, in the 14th century, then, under Louis XI, the Grand Council, whose members were chosen by the King.. The role of adviser to the King, sitting on this council, is not limited to simple management assistance, but involves real participation in the affairs of the kingdom.. During the 14th and 15th centuries, this "Grand Council" became THE Council of Government in charge of political, administrative, financial and judicial affairs.. It is made up of princes of the blood and peers, grand officers of the Crown and high dignitaries of the Kingdom chosen by the King.. In 1497, a judicial section broke away and took the name of Grand Council, responsible for judging ecclesiastical affairs and conflicts of jurisdiction between the sovereign courts.. In the 16th century, the complexity of affairs forced the sovereigns to divide the King's Council into specialized sections: the Business Council for political questions; the Council of the Parties (or Privy Council) for the current affairs of justice and administration; and the State Council for the most important affairs of the Interior and the Exterior. It was not until the reign of Louis XIV that the King's Council was set up as it would be until the end of the Ancien Régime, i.e. divided into four sections: The Council of 'En-Haut (or Council of State) which meets two to three times a week around the King and the Ministers of State to deal with the most important affairs of the Kingdom; the Council of Despatches, for internal affairs; the Council of Finance chaired by the King and comprising the Comptroller General of Finance (for questions relating to the budget, distribution of size, etc.. ); the Private Council of State, Finances and Directions, chaired by the King or the Chancellor and composed of some thirty State Councilors and approximately 80 masters of requests, to settle private disputes, prepare edicts and ordinances of the King, to investigate financial affairs and settle administrative disputes. Selected bibliography: BARBICHE, Bernard, "The French institutions of the French monarchy in modern times", Paris, 1999; BLUCHE, François, "The Old Regime. Institutions and society", Paris, 1993; HAROUEL, Jean-Louis, BARBEY Jean, BOURNAZEL Éric, THIBAUT-PAYEN Jacqueline, "History of institutions from the Frankish era to the Revolution", Paris, 1996.

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