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Description: | Copper alloy late Medieval French jetton. Struck during the years between Charles (VII) dauphin establishing his seat at Bourges in 1418 and his ascent to the throne in 1437 when he obtained Paris (Mitchiner 1988, p.190). Up until 1418 jettons were produced by a central Parisian mint, leading to a certain uniformity amongst them (ibid.). However, when France became divided following the defeat at Agincourt in 1415 Charles controlled mints that were independant of Paris, leading to a new degree of diversity amongst the jettons that they produced (ibid.). As a result of this Tournai began to produce particularly large numbers of jettons, challenging Paris as the primary production centre (ibid.). Whilst it has been suggested that jettons of this 'crown' type were all produced at Tournai, Mitchiner (ibid. p.194) believes that they were likely to have been minted at Paris, as they appears to follow on from similar earlier types of jettons associated with this mint. Diameter: 26.56mm, Thickness: 1.44mm, Weight: 5.54g
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