Blancs & Napoleon

bronzemat

Lately I have been scarfing up France & British coinage.

Picked up 2 Medieval France Blancs for cheap. They are not perfect but for about $20 each, couldn't complain and I have a weird attraction to ragged flans.

A portrait Napoleon coin was high on my want list, higher than many ancients. Finally scored one within my budget.

LOUIS XI (1461 - 1483 A.D.)
France Blanc à la couronne
O: A/+ LVDOVICVS* FRANCOR* REX Arms of France surrounded by three crowns all in double trilobe
R: R/+ SIT* NOMEN* DNI* BENEDICTVM, Cross pattée in double quadrilobe; fleur-de-lis in 1st and 4th quarters, crown in 2nd and 3rd; stop below 19th letter of legend.
22mm
2.14g
Duplessy 550

Louis XII (1498 - 1514 A.D.)
France Blanc à la couronne
Point sous la 10ème lettre, atelier de Limoges.
O: A/ LVDOVICVS FRANCORVM REX, Arms of France surrounded by three crowns all in double trilobe.
R: R/ SIT NOMEN DNI BENEDICTV, Cross pattée in double quadrilobe; fleur-de-lis in 1st and 4th quarters, crown in 2nd and 3rd.
21mm
2.05g
Duplessy 664

Napoleon Bonaparte (1804-1814)
France AR 5 Francs
O: Head right.
R: Value in wreath, date below.
Bayonne Mint
36mm
25g
Badoury 583. Dav. 84

Rare Mint for this Date

coinhack

That's a very nice group of coins.

bronzemat

Thanks

laurentyvan

I don't have your "weird attraction to ragged flans" but I can appreciate them. The Napoleon on the other hand...I would take as many as I could get my hands on; always one of my favorite coins.