Live auction - fjt_1090552 - TOWN OF BESANCON - COINAGE STRUCK IN THE NAME OF CHARLES V Jeton, Pour Besançon 1547
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| Estimate : | 150 € |
| Price : | 77 € |
| Maximum bid : | 77 € |
| End of the sale : | 13 January 2026 18:54:31 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : Jeton, Pour Besançon
Date: 1547
Metal : copper
Diameter : 27,5 mm
Orientation dies : 8 h.
Weight : 3,90 g.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Flan irrégulier
Predigree :
Collection Henri Labouret
Obverse
Obverse legend : + CAROLVS° V° IMPERATOR // 1547.
Obverse description : Buste de Charles Quint à gauche, lauré et cuirassé.
Obverse translation : (Charles Quint, empereur).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + GECZ: PO - VR: BE - SANCON: // PLEVT / A / DIEV.
Reverse description : Légende en 3 lignes entre deux colonnes. Cuir à l’exergue.
Reverse translation : (Jeton pour 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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