Philippe le Beau of Brabant (1482 - 1506)

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AR denier, 21mm, 1.16g. Obv: (from Elsen)  + SCVTNCOLV (rétrograde) Dans le champ, lég. circulaire COMITS, rétrograde. Rev: Légende dégénérée, central cross. This legend is hard to read, so this text relies on the Elsen web site, from an unidentified fixed price list. Roberts identifies the reverse text as SALIS BVR, but this coin has a degenerated legend. Mint is Salins. This coin is from the Franche Comte, in the Empire. R4288, Boud 1245.
From CGB Monnaies IX, item 893. "Description of the condition of the coin: Très bel exemplaire pour ce monnayage avec un flan large et complet et présentant une jolie patine de collection. (Also applicable here.).   Rarity level : RR. About this type :  Ce denier a longtemps posé des problèmes d'attribution. L'atelier de Salins-les-Bains est attesté à partir du 22 avril 1251 pour Jean de Chalon, puis, après une période de chômage, il fut remis en fonctionnement en 1420 par Philippe le Bon.  Faute de documents d'archives, aucune monnaie du Xe siècle ne peut donc être attribuée avec certitude à cet atelier. En  dépit du nom dégénéré de Salins qui se trouve au revers de notre monnaie, elle aurait pu être frappée à Lons-le-Saulnier comme cela fut suggéré dans une étude du Groupe numismatique de Franche-Comté, publiée en 1993 à l'occasion du 200e anniversaire du rattachement du pays de Montbéliard à la France, p.51-55 bis. La datation de ces monnaies repose sur un trésor de Franche-Comté publié par É. Caron en 1888 (Dy. trésors I, n° 396) et qui associait des deniers de Scodingue à des monnaies du roi de France Robert II (996-1031). Cette partie du Jura était riche grâce à des mines de sel gemme dont Salins était le principal centre de production."

AR denier, 22mm, 1.38gr. Obv: +AVTSIOCER CI (first C retrograde), central cross. Rev: no legend, 3 besants, central cross. Mint is Auxerre. R4451; Boud 1730; Dumas 6678-6723, pointed cross, 46 examples. She says the group weighing 1.30 grams is the oldest of this type. These coins were minted under the authority of Henri, duc de Bourgogne (961-87) who succeeded his brother Otton in 961.

AR denier, 20mm, 1.26gr. Obv: +AVTSIODER CI, central cross. Rev: no legend, cross, three besants. Mint is Auxerre. R4451v; Boud 1730; PdA 5882 as billon.

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BL denier, 21 mm, 1.40gr. Obv: +AVTSIODER CI, central cross. Rev: no inscription, inner circle with cross. Mint is Auxerre. R4451, Boudeau 1730 (under Champagne), Bel 407; Caron-.

AR denier, 18mm, 1.03gr. Obv: +ALTISIODOR, central cross, 2 besants. Rev: central cross, opposing clusters of 3 besants, opposing 'jambages horizontaux.' Late 12th C, 13th C. Mint is Auxerre. R4453; B 1737; PdA 5892 as billon; Carron-.

Auxerre was part of the old duchy of Burgundy, going back to Richard the Justiciar. By the 11th C the duchy had shrunk considerably and Auxerre and surrounding areas looked to the king for protection rather than the duc. Auxerre came under bishopric control. By the 12th C proximity to Burgundy became important to Auxerre, as its military support was closer than royal support. Auxerre was one of several 12th C episcopal sees in the area of Nevers and Champagne (along with Sens and Troyes). My sense is that Auxerre remained under church control until the general consolidation of such territories into royal domains, starting with Louis VII and Philip Augustus. Source: Dunbabin 180-1, 368.

Bl denier, 17mm, 1.0gr. Obv: +PETRVS, central design. Rev: +GENEVAS, central cross, alpha and omega. Mint is Geneva.

Bill denier, 19mm, 1.25gr. Obv: +COMES:DE:SABAVOIE, center large A and 4 stars. Rev: +IN ITALIA MARCHO, center ecu and 3 besants. R9657v; Boud 1123v which has the shield bracketed by stars.

Amedeus VIII of Savoy (1416-40)

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AR quarto, 18mm, 1.28gr. Obv: AMEDEVS DVX SAB, central word FERT between two lines. Rev: IN ITALIA MARCHIO, central cross in diamond. Mint: Savoy. R9706, Boud 1132.

He had a remarkably successful life and knew when to voluntarily step off the stage. Over a 33 year reign he held significant territory covering parts of the county of Burgundy, Savoy, lands into Italy, down to Provence and extending into the the realm of the Swiss confederation. He was a statesman, not a soldier, hence he was careful about choosing reasonable goals and accepting limitations on his power (for example, while he acquired the county of Genevois, he did not push to control the city of Geneva, which sought to remain independent). He was a Renaissaince prince and an effective lawmaker, author of the Statuta Sabaudiac. Cope notes "It was his remarkable achievement that for fifty years Savoy was sheltered from the wars that and civil strife that convulsed most of Europe." Amedeus abdicated to live the life of a monk, was called out of that retirement to serve the church (becomong Pope Felix V) and abdicated the papacy in 1449. He died in 1451, just before the end of the 100 Year's War. He married Mary of Burgundy and was succeeded by his son Louis I. Source: Cope 154-156.

Bl quart de gros, 19mm, 1.08gr. Obv: +LVDOVIC:D:SABAVD. central shield of Savoy. Rev: +PRINCEPS:IMPE:ETE, central FERT. R9712; Boud 1135.

Florin d'or au St. Philippe, 24 mm., 3.3 gr. Obv: S PH'E INTERCD PRO NOBIS, central shield surmounted by crown. Rev: PHS DEI GRA ARCHID AVSTE DVX BVRG, central ornate cross. Mint is Antwerp, 1496-99. While Philippe le Beau is in Roberts, this coin is not. This coin appears twice on these fedual pages, here because Philip claims the title of duke of Burgundy, and on the pages covering the north of France and into the low countries.