fjt_743553 - METALLIC SERIES OF THE KINGS OF FRANCE Règne de CHARLES III LE SIMPLE - 30 - frappe Louis XVIII, lourde n.d.
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Type : Règne de CHARLES III LE SIMPLE - 30 - frappe Louis XVIII, lourde
Date: n.d.
Metal : red copper
Diameter : 32 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 15,70 g.
Edge : cannelée
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Patine mate
Predigree :
Exemplaire provenant de la Collection MARINECHE
Obverse
Obverse legend : CHARLES III ROY DE FRANCE.
Obverse description : Buste imaginaire lauré et drapé à gauche.
Reverse
Reverse legend : 30. - NÉ. 879. - COURONNÉ. 893. - FILS POSTHUME DE LOUIS II. - MORT. 929. - SECONDE RACE..
Reverse description : en sept lignes.
Commentary
Charles III, dit le Simple, né le 17 septembre 879, mort le 7 octobre 929 à Péronne[3], dans la Somme, est roi de Francie occidentale de la fin du IXe siècle et du début du Xe siècle, appartenant à la dynastie carolingienne.
Ce fils posthume et légitime du roi de Francie Louis II le Bègue († le 10 avril 879) et de sa seconde épouse Adélaïde n'est qu'un prince héritier de cinq ans après la disparition des ses frères issus du premier lit royal, Louis III mort en 882 et Carloman II en 884. Il est ainsi facilement écarté du trône par les grands de Francie occidentale. Sa jeunesse ne convient pas aux impératifs de défense en cette période troublée, sous la triple menace nordique, sarrazine et magyare. Le jeune Charles est placé en 885 sous la tutelle de l'empereur Charles III le Gros. Après la destitution et l'abdication de ce dernier, le robertien Eudes, vaillant défenseur face aux Normands de Paris assiégé durant l'hiver 885-886, se fait élire roi en février 888.
Pour la suite de la biographie, voir http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_le_Simple.
Charles III, known as the Simple, born on 17 September 879 and died on 7 October 929 in Péronne[3], in the Somme, was king of West Francia at the end of the 9th century and the beginning of the 10th century, belonging to the Carolingian dynasty. This posthumous and legitimate son of the King of Francia Louis II the Stammerer († on 10 April 879) and his second wife Adelaide was only a crown prince of five years after the death of his brothers from the first royal bed, Louis III who died in 882 and Carloman II in 884. He was thus easily removed from the throne by the grandees of West Francia. His youth was not suited to the imperatives of defense in this troubled period, under the triple Nordic, Saracen and Magyar threat. The young Charles was placed in 885 under the tutelage of Emperor Charles III the Fat. After the latter's dismissal and abdication, the Robertian Eudes, a valiant defender of Paris against the Normans under siege during the winter of 885-886, was elected king in February 888. For the rest of the biography, see http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_le_Simple
Ce fils posthume et légitime du roi de Francie Louis II le Bègue († le 10 avril 879) et de sa seconde épouse Adélaïde n'est qu'un prince héritier de cinq ans après la disparition des ses frères issus du premier lit royal, Louis III mort en 882 et Carloman II en 884. Il est ainsi facilement écarté du trône par les grands de Francie occidentale. Sa jeunesse ne convient pas aux impératifs de défense en cette période troublée, sous la triple menace nordique, sarrazine et magyare. Le jeune Charles est placé en 885 sous la tutelle de l'empereur Charles III le Gros. Après la destitution et l'abdication de ce dernier, le robertien Eudes, vaillant défenseur face aux Normands de Paris assiégé durant l'hiver 885-886, se fait élire roi en février 888.
Pour la suite de la biographie, voir http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_le_Simple.
Charles III, known as the Simple, born on 17 September 879 and died on 7 October 929 in Péronne[3], in the Somme, was king of West Francia at the end of the 9th century and the beginning of the 10th century, belonging to the Carolingian dynasty. This posthumous and legitimate son of the King of Francia Louis II the Stammerer († on 10 April 879) and his second wife Adelaide was only a crown prince of five years after the death of his brothers from the first royal bed, Louis III who died in 882 and Carloman II in 884. He was thus easily removed from the throne by the grandees of West Francia. His youth was not suited to the imperatives of defense in this troubled period, under the triple Nordic, Saracen and Magyar threat. The young Charles was placed in 885 under the tutelage of Emperor Charles III the Fat. After the latter's dismissal and abdication, the Robertian Eudes, a valiant defender of Paris against the Normans under siege during the winter of 885-886, was elected king in February 888. For the rest of the biography, see http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_le_Simple
Historical background
METALLIC SERIES OF THE KINGS OF FRANCE
This series was engraved by Thomas Bernard and is interrupted, for this author, with the token of Louis XIV. The following tokens are engraved by Nicolas Gatteaux for Louis XV, Duvivier for Louis XVI, Puymaurin and Gayrard for Louis XVII, Puymaurin and Depaulis for Louis XVIII. The series is often attributed to Jean Dassier on the faith of Forrer but he corrects his assertion in his volume VIII and confirms the archives of the Monnaie de Paris which specify that the series was commissioned by Monsieur de Launay. There are different issues, in copper or brass, of varying weights but consistent by series, the reverse dies are sometimes varied. The classification of kings is done according to ancient usage, in three successive races. We note the existence of a very rare token explaining the abbreviations that we have only seen in a brass series. The packaging of this series was in a wooden tube. It is of course very difficult to reconstruct it and it should be noted that the different tokens have very different rarities, having probably been bought piecemeal by the public, favoring the good kings. There is at least one series in silver, possibly apocryphal, completed up to Napoleon III with tokens for all successive regimes, including the Revolution and Napoleon I, see MONNAIES 28, n° 1395. This series is documented in a small book by Philippe Marinèche from whoever can acquire it, contact phmarineche@aol. com.
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