v22_0704 - TOWN OF BESANCON - COINAGE STRUCK IN THE NAME OF CHARLES V Carolus
MONNAIES 22 (2005)
Starting price : 15.00 €
Estimate : 25.00 €
Realised price : 15.00 €
Number of bids : 1
Maximum bid : 24.00 €
Starting price : 15.00 €
Estimate : 25.00 €
Realised price : 15.00 €
Number of bids : 1
Maximum bid : 24.00 €
Type : Carolus
Date: 1594
Mint name / Town : Besançon
Quantity minted : 1358190
Metal : billon
Millesimal fineness : 240 ‰
Diameter : 20,5 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 1,60 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Ce carolus est frappé sur un flan un peu court, irrégulier et présentant plusieurs éclatements de flan. Exemplaire recouvert d’une patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + CAROLVS: QVINTVS: IMPERATOR.
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 : + MONETA: CIVITAT: BISVNTINE.
Reverse description : Écu de Besançon ; au-dessus 1594.
Reverse translation : (Monnaie de la cité de Besançon).
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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