Charles VII

Blanc à l’écu – Mont-Saint-Michel – NGC AU 58 – Hoard Treasure chenevière

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Charles VII

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Blanc à l’écu – Mont-Saint-Michel – NGC AU 58 – Hoard Treasure chenevière

1 200

Description:

Superb coin with light weakness. Nice grey patina.

Coin certified NGC AU 58. High grade.

Period
Royal
Type
Blanc à l'écu
Year
(1422)
Mint name
Mont-Saint-Michel
Diameter
26 mm
Weight
2,58 g
Metal
Billon
Grading
NGC AU 58
Rarity
Very rare
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  • Pedigree :

    Provenance: Treasure of La Chenevière, No. 9, Inumis Sale.

    Coin delivered with its original label.

    The Hoard consists of 83 coins, all struck between 1422 and 1423, at the close of the Hundred Years’ War. Likely buried in late 1423, this homogeneous hoard reflects an act of precaution during a period of unrest.

    Composition of the treasure:

    16 coins of the blanc à l’écu of Charles VII (issued from 12 September 1422),

    61 coins of the blanc à la couronnelle of Charles VII (issued from 21 January 1423),

    6 coins of the blanc aux quatre mouchetures of Jean V, Duke of Brittany.

    Attributed to the locality of La Chenevière, in the commune of Tournon-Saint-Martin (Indre), this group of coins reflects the monetary practices of the reign of Charles VII. It also illustrates the transition from billon coinage (low silver content) to the progressive adoption of gold in broader commercial exchanges.

    This fragment of local history offers a rare glimpse into the medieval economy and its transformations