W. C a r e w H a z l i t t Coinage of the European Continent
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W. C a r e w H a z l i t t Coinage of the European Continent

W. C a r e w H a z l i t t Coinage of the European Continent W. C a r e w H a z l i t t Coinage of the European Continent

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500 The Coins of Europe and continued to be a royal appanage even after the accession of the family, in the person of Philip VI., to the throne. It comprised in 1285 the historical domains of Ferte-Milon and Pierrefonds (of which the chateau was restored by Viollet-le-Duc for Napoleon III.). Bourbon or the Bourbonnais had been formed out of the ancient margraviat of Burgundy by Charles the Simple, and comprised domains in Bern, Nevers, Autun, and Auvergne. The Sires, subsequently Dues, de Bourbon struck money from the thirteenth century, and we find them involved in altercations with the Priors of Souvigny upon this subject. But the coinage associated with this great family in its feudal stages of development owes its repute to the branch of Bourbon- Montpensier, on which we have dwelt in the account of the numismatic products of Dombes. The latest researches do not seem to have brought to light any monuments of the Bourbons themselves beyond a few insignificant deniers struck independently or in alliance with Souvigny. This group of names which is here presented is primarily of personal interest, and is a connecting link between the numismatic department and those of history Coucy. .... L , Chateaumeillant. and biography. We do not ordinarily identify e with such a Ch t meuf. question as that before us celebrated Turenne. characters of past times, whose renown or repute seems to rest on literary, political, or military grounds. We seldom think of Raoul de Coucy, of the Courtenays, of Mazarin, of Sully, of Turenne, and lastly, of the overbearing and rapacious Minister of Louis XIII., the Marechal d'Encre, as owners of seigniorial possessions which conferred the right of striking money, and of the favourite of Henri IV. as the employer of a numismatic staff modelled on that of his royal master. The Seigneurs of Chateaumeillant had exercised the privilege from the eleventh century but Sully himself carried out the operations on a ; more extended and systematic scale ; and his descendants continued to enjoy the power till the reign of Louis XV. Of Mazarin, in respect of his acquisitions of property in the Nivernais and elsewhere, and of the Marechal d'Encre indi-

FRENCH FEUDAL COINS. 1. Pavilion ifor of the Black Prince, struck at Bordeaux. 2. //rtn&Wr of Charles VII. of France, as Duke of Aquitaine, 1422-61, struck at La Rochelle. 3. Lion d'or of Philip le Beau, Duke of Burgundy, 1493-1506. 4. Copper Hard of Charles, Due de Nevers, 1613. 5. Denier of the Priory of Souvigny-le-Vieux, i3th c.

FRENCH FEUDAL COINS.<br />

1. Pavilion ifor <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Black Prince, struck at Bordeaux.<br />

2. //rtn&Wr <strong>of</strong> Charles VII. <strong>of</strong> France, as Duke <strong>of</strong> Aquitaine, 1422-61, struck at La Rochelle.<br />

3. Lion d'or <strong>of</strong> Philip le Beau, Duke <strong>of</strong> Burgundy, 1493-1506.<br />

4. Copper Hard <strong>of</strong> Charles, Due de Nevers, 1613.<br />

5. Denier <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Priory <strong>of</strong> Souvigny-le-Vieux, i3th c.

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