May 23
Gros tournois - Louis IX (1266-1270), 25 mm, 3,96 g BnF, Département des monnaies, médailles et antiques, roy. 9The gros tournoi was created by Louis IX around 1266. It’s the first heavy silver coinage produced at the north of the Alps. It weighed 4,22 g, silver composed 11th/12 of the coin, and valued 12 sous (the value was embodied by the 12 fleurs de lys)
17 notes | Reblogged: (via)
-
nycgeek reblogged this from frenchhistory
-
nycgeek likes this
-
madwhit likes this
-
stiltsonstairs reblogged this from shuraiya
-
shuraiya reblogged this from kotaline
-
shuraiya likes this
-
dapper-raptor reblogged this from coeurdelhistoire
-
william1in100 likes this
-
kotaline reblogged this from frenchhistory
-
kotaline likes this
-
lapaol likes this
-
finnishyourcheese likes this
-
coeurdelhistoire reblogged this from frenchhistory
-
the-paintrist likes this
-
dutch-and-flemish-painters likes this
-
baiser-moi-cheri reblogged this from frenchhistory
-
frenchhistory posted this
