fjt_1014585 - METALLIC SERIES OF THE KINGS OF FRANCE Règne de JEAN I LE POSTHUME - 47 - Émission de Louis XVIII n.d.
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Type : Règne de JEAN I LE POSTHUME - 47 - Émission de Louis XVIII
Date: n.d.
Metal : brass
Diameter : 31,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 10,73 g.
Edge : Cannelée
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
De l’usure sur les reliefs, irrégularité de la forme, taches brunes au revers. Joli brillant de frappe encore visible
Obverse
Obverse legend : JEAN I ROY DE FRANCE.
Obverse description : Buste imaginaire du bébé enmailloté couronné portant un châle fleurdelysé à droite.
Reverse
Reverse legend : 47 - POSTHUME REGENCE SANS ROY PENDANT CINQ MOIS 1316 MORT HUIT JOURS APRES SA NAISSANCE TROISIEME RACE / N..
Reverse description : en huit lignes.
Commentary
Jean Ier de France, dit le Posthume, roi de France et roi de Navarre, était fils posthume de Louis X le Hutin et de Clémence de Hongrie. Né dans la nuit du 14 au 15 novembre 1316, il ne vécut que cinq jours. Il fut enterré dans la basilique de Saint-Denis. Le comte de Poitiers, alors régent, fut proclamé roi de France sous le nom de Philippe V.
La mort prématurée de Jean Ier amena le premier problème de succession de la dynastie capétienne.
Quand Louis X le Hutin, son père, mourut sans fils pour lui succéder, c'était la première fois depuis Hugues Capet que la succession de père en fils des rois de France était interrompue. On décida alors d'attendre que la reine Clémence, qui était enceinte, mette son enfant au monde. Et pour l'heure, le frère du roi, Philippe, fut chargé de la régence du royaume contre son oncle Charles de Valois. La naissance d'un enfant mâle était donc très attendue pour donner à la France son roi.
Pour la suite de la biographie, voir http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Ier_de_France on notera que cette fiche est aussi illustrée avec notre jeton.
John I of France, known as the Posthumous, King of France and King of Navarre, was the posthumous son of Louis X the Quarrelsome and Clémence of Hungary. Born on the night of November 14-15, 1316, he lived only five days. He was buried in the Basilica of Saint-Denis. The Count of Poitiers, then regent, was proclaimed King of France under the name Philip V. The premature death of John I brought about the first succession problem for the Capetian dynasty. When Louis X the Quarrelsome, his father, died without a son to succeed him, it was the first time since Hugh Capet that the succession of the kings of France from father to son had been interrupted. It was then decided to wait until Queen Clémence, who was pregnant, gave birth to her child. And for the time being, the king's brother, Philip, was entrusted with the regency of the kingdom against his uncle Charles of Valois. The birth of a male child was therefore highly anticipated to give France its king. For the rest of the biography, see http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Ier_de_France. Note that this file is also illustrated with our token.
La mort prématurée de Jean Ier amena le premier problème de succession de la dynastie capétienne.
Quand Louis X le Hutin, son père, mourut sans fils pour lui succéder, c'était la première fois depuis Hugues Capet que la succession de père en fils des rois de France était interrompue. On décida alors d'attendre que la reine Clémence, qui était enceinte, mette son enfant au monde. Et pour l'heure, le frère du roi, Philippe, fut chargé de la régence du royaume contre son oncle Charles de Valois. La naissance d'un enfant mâle était donc très attendue pour donner à la France son roi.
Pour la suite de la biographie, voir http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Ier_de_France on notera que cette fiche est aussi illustrée avec notre jeton.
John I of France, known as the Posthumous, King of France and King of Navarre, was the posthumous son of Louis X the Quarrelsome and Clémence of Hungary. Born on the night of November 14-15, 1316, he lived only five days. He was buried in the Basilica of Saint-Denis. The Count of Poitiers, then regent, was proclaimed King of France under the name Philip V. The premature death of John I brought about the first succession problem for the Capetian dynasty. When Louis X the Quarrelsome, his father, died without a son to succeed him, it was the first time since Hugh Capet that the succession of the kings of France from father to son had been interrupted. It was then decided to wait until Queen Clémence, who was pregnant, gave birth to her child. And for the time being, the king's brother, Philip, was entrusted with the regency of the kingdom against his uncle Charles of Valois. The birth of a male child was therefore highly anticipated to give France its king. For the rest of the biography, see http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Ier_de_France. Note that this file is also illustrated with our token.
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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