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bfe_712763 - TOWN OF BESANCON - COINAGE STRUCK IN THE NAME OF CHARLES V Demi-carolus ou Blanc

TOWN OF BESANCON - COINAGE STRUCK IN THE NAME OF CHARLES V Demi-carolus ou Blanc XF
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Type : Demi-carolus ou Blanc
Date: 1546
Mint name / Town : Besançon
Metal : billon
Millesimal fineness : 382 ‰
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 0,67 g.
Coments on the condition:
Ce demi-carolus présente de petits éclatements. Flan un peu court. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
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Obverse

Obverse legend : +CAROLVS:V:IMPERATOR.
Obverse description : Buste couronné à gauche.

Reverse

Reverse legend : MONE/CIVI/BISV/:1546.
Reverse description : Croix ancrée coupant la légende, portant en cœur les armes de Besançon dans un écu..

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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