Misericordia denier from Tours
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Mint Locations for Eudes' Primary Mints
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According to Georges Depeyrot, Eudes had coins from 27 mints. This coinage survives in varying degrees. See the Eudes rarity estimates for a breakdown. This map shows most of the major sites for surviving coinage. Only Chateaudun is not shown here. Other mints with less surviving coinage shown here (in black) are Sens, south of Paris, and Corbie, north of Paris. What is interesting about this map is that it suggests the range of territory over which Eudes exerted control of one sort or another. It extends from Arras in the north or Carcassone in the south; and from Angers in the west to Reims in the east. This is an area smaller than Charles the Bald controlled, but larger than the Ile de France his great nephew Hugh Capet controlled a century later. Looking at mint distribution, it does not appear that his control extended to Provence or Burgundy. In Burgundy, Richard the Justiciar was not a supporter, and in fact, supported Charles the Simple when Charles came of age. It also does not appear to extent into Normandy and Brittany. Eudes had no surviving coinage from LeMans, whereas this was an active mint in the 10th century. This map is adapted from Riche'.
