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Gros - Philippe IV

Gros - Philippe IV - obverseGros - Philippe IV - reverse

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Features

Issuer France
King Philip III (Philippe III) (1270-1285)
Philip IV (Philippe IV) (1285-1314)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 1280-1305
Value 1 Gros (1⁄20 LT)
Currency Livre tournois (1204-1795)
Composition Silver (.958)
Weight 4.219 g
Diameter 25 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
13405
References Dy royales# 213
Jean Duplessy; 1999. Les monnaies françaises royales. Maison Platt, Paris, France (2 volumes).

Series: Groschen Tournois

Obverse

Cross pattee surrounded by the title of the king and an external legend.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PHILIPPVS.REX
BNDICTV:SIT:NOME:DNI:NRI:DEI:IHV:XPI

Reverse

Châtel tournois, border of 12 lilies (symbolizing the last 12 tournois).Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering: TVRONVS'CIVIS

Comments

Issued en masse by the kings of France in the economically and monetarily troubled period of the early 14th century, copied by forgers and imitated by all foreign princes, gros tournois often cannot be attributed to any particular mint. A study of the style of the coins reveals many of them to be badly engraved, sloppy or marred by errors; we think that they are imitations, although we cannot be certain that the official workshops did not also have sloppy or negligent engravers. The comparison of weights is an indication, alas also subject to caution; forgers did not necessarily cheat on weight, and some very good pieces may have been trimmed.

The large tournaments with the legend PHILIPPVS (with two P's) are divided into two main groups: those with TVRONVS, where the O is oval and high, and those with a round O. The first are all attributed to Philip. The former are all attributed to Philippe IV le Bel (1285-1314), those with the round O to Philippe IV, Philippe V (1316-1322) and Philippe VI de Valois (1328 to 1350). Here, too, we are tempted to attribute a number of examples to workshops other than those of the kings of France.



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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
ND (1280-1290)  Photo $ 93 $ 250 65%
ND (1302)  (fr) T oncial. 6%
ND (1305)  (fr) émission 1305 ? : variété avec le L de PhILIPPVS ornementé, tréflé, fleurdelisé ou bouleté. 22%
ND (1305)  (fr) Variété avec séparateurs (trèfle, fleuron, étoile...) 11%

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Bullion value: USD 9.47 Search tips
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Actual silver weight: 0.130 oz
Current silver price: 72.89 USD/oz (see silver price )

Examples of the type

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ND (1280-1290) • 25.24 mm4.1 g (see more)
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Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Gros - Philippe IV
Katz
Auction 63
Lot 955
Internet Archive
26 Jul 2022 Undetermined VF USD 111.42
(EUR 96.00)
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