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E-auction 591-551923 - bfe_938951 - TOWN OF BESANCON - COINAGE STRUCK IN THE NAME OF CHARLES V Carolus

TOWN OF BESANCON - COINAGE STRUCK IN THE NAME OF CHARLES V Carolus XF
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Estimate : 70 €
Price : 37 €
Maximum bid : 37 €
End of the sale : 12 August 2024 15:08:20
bidders : 5 bidders
Type : Carolus
Date: 1622
Mint name / Town : Besançon
Metal : billon
Millesimal fineness : 222 ‰
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,10 g.
Coments on the condition:
La patine est hétérogène. Présence de faiblesses et de concrétions

Obverse


Obverse legend : + CAROLVS: V: - IMPERATOR.
Obverse description : Buste couronné, drapé et cuirassé à gauche vu de trois quarts en avant, accosté de 16 - 22.

Reverse


Reverse legend : + MONETA: CIV: BISVNTINAE.
Reverse description : Armes de Besançon à l'allemande.

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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