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bfe_259939 - TOWN OF BESANCON - COINAGE STRUCK IN THE NAME OF CHARLES V Carolus

TOWN OF BESANCON - COINAGE STRUCK IN THE NAME OF CHARLES V Carolus VF
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Item sold on our e-shop (2012)
Price : 15.00 €
Type : Carolus
Date: 1581
Mint name / Town : Besançon
Metal : billon
Millesimal fineness : 424 ‰
Diameter : 17,5 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 0,82 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Ce carolus est frappé sur un flan voilé, irrégulier et présente des faiblesses de frappe. Exemplaire recouvert d’une patine grise
Catalogue references :
Bd.1294 (2 f.) - PA.5401 (pl.123/6) - CCK.-

Obverse

Obverse legend : + CARO[LVS* V IMPE]RATOR.
Obverse description : Buste de Charles-Quint à gauche, couronné, drapé et cuirassé, vu de trois quarts en avant.
Obverse translation : (Charles V, empereur).

Reverse

Reverse legend : + MON[ETA: CIVI BISVNT]INE.
Reverse description : Écu de Besançon échancré cantonné de 1581.
Reverse translation : (Monnaie de la cité de Besançon).

Commentary

Ce millésime n’est pas répertorié dans le CCK.

Historical background

TOWN OF BESANCON - COINAGE STRUCK IN THE NAME OF CHARLES V

(1534-1674)

Charles Quint (1500-1558) was the son of Philippe le Beau and Jeanne la Folle. He became Duke of Burgundy (Franche-Comté) in 1506. To thank his minister, Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle (1486-1550), a native of Besançon, Charles conceded on May 8, 1534 to the city the right to mint coins on condition of to include his effigy on the obverse. After his abdication in 1556 and his death in 1558, the Besançon continued to include the face of the emperor on the coinage.

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