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<p>[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 2812543, member: 74968"]Directly after I bought the Edward III. I came across this on MA Shops. I did not think about it much I just bought it. Most of these are fairly rough so I was lucky to get one in acceptable condition.</p><p><br /></p><p>Excerpt from wikipedia:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>"Philip II</b>, known as <b>Philip Augustus</b> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language" rel="nofollow">French</a>: <i>Philippe Auguste</i>; 21 August 1165 – 14 July 1223), was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_French_monarchs" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_French_monarchs" rel="nofollow">King of France</a> from 1180 to 1223, a member of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Capet" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Capet" rel="nofollow">House of Capet</a>. Philip's predecessors had been known as kings of the Franks, but from 1190 onward, Philip became the first French monarch to style himself king of France. The son of King <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_VII_of_France" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_VII_of_France" rel="nofollow">Louis VII</a> and his third wife, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad%C3%A8le_of_Champagne" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad%C3%A8le_of_Champagne" rel="nofollow">Adèle of Champagne</a>, he was originally nicknamed <i>Dieudonné</i> "God-given" because he was the first son of Louis VII, born late in his father's life.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_II_of_France#cite_note-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_II_of_France#cite_note-1" rel="nofollow">[1]</a> Philip was given the nickname "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_(honorific)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_(honorific)" rel="nofollow">Augustus</a>" by the chronicler <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigord" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigord" rel="nofollow">Rigord</a> for having extended the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_lands_of_France" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_lands_of_France" rel="nofollow">Crown lands of France</a> so remarkably.</p><p><br /></p><p>After a twelve-year struggle with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Plantagenet" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Plantagenet" rel="nofollow">Plantagenet dynasty</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-French_War_(1202%E2%80%9314)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-French_War_(1202%E2%80%9314)" rel="nofollow">Anglo-French War</a> of 1202–14, Philip broke up the large <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angevin_Empire" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angevin_Empire" rel="nofollow">Angevin Empire</a>presided over by the crown of England and defeated a coalition of his rivals (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roman_Empire" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roman_Empire" rel="nofollow">German</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_of_Flanders" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_of_Flanders" rel="nofollow">Flemish</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angevin_Empire" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angevin_Empire" rel="nofollow">English</a>) at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bouvines" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bouvines" rel="nofollow">Battle of Bouvines</a> in 1214. This victory would have a lasting impact on western European politics: the authority of the French king became unchallenged, while the English King <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John,_King_of_England" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John,_King_of_England" rel="nofollow">John</a> was forced by his barons to sign <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Carta" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Carta" rel="nofollow">Magna Carta</a> and deal with a rebellion against him aided by Philip, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Barons%27_War" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Barons%27_War" rel="nofollow">First Barons' War</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>The military actions surrounding the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albigensian_Crusade" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albigensian_Crusade" rel="nofollow">Albigensian Crusade</a> helped prepare the expansion of France southward. Philip did not participate directly in these actions, but he allowed his vassals and knights to help carry it out.</p><p><br /></p><p>Philip transformed France from a small feudal state into the most prosperous and powerful country in Europe. He checked the power of the nobles and helped the towns to free themselves from seigniorial authority, granting privileges and liberties to the emergent <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourgeoisie" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourgeoisie" rel="nofollow">bourgeoisie</a>. He built a great wall around Paris ("the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_of_Philip_II_Augustus,_Paris" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_of_Philip_II_Augustus,_Paris" rel="nofollow">Wall of Philip II Augustus</a>"), re-organized the French government and brought financial stability to his country."</p><p><br /></p><p>Please post your french hammered coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Phillipe II Auguste</p><p><br /></p><p>Denier tournois n.d.</p><p>Grade:VF|<a href="https://www.ma-shops.com/shops/help.php5?lang=en&id=11" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ma-shops.com/shops/help.php5?lang=en&id=11" rel="nofollow"><i>Abbreviations</i></a></p><p>Catalog:C.165-166 Mar.130-131 Mar.130-131 L.193 Dy.176</p><p>0.79 gfine</p><p>TOURAINE - SAINT-MARTIN DE TOURS –</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse :+ PHILLIPVS RE Croix</p><p>Reverse :+ SCS MARTIN[VS], (A et N bouletés) Châtel tournois</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]658609[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 2812543, member: 74968"]Directly after I bought the Edward III. I came across this on MA Shops. I did not think about it much I just bought it. Most of these are fairly rough so I was lucky to get one in acceptable condition. Excerpt from wikipedia: [B]"Philip II[/B], known as [B]Philip Augustus[/B] ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language']French[/URL]: [I]Philippe Auguste[/I]; 21 August 1165 – 14 July 1223), was [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_French_monarchs']King of France[/URL] from 1180 to 1223, a member of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Capet']House of Capet[/URL]. Philip's predecessors had been known as kings of the Franks, but from 1190 onward, Philip became the first French monarch to style himself king of France. The son of King [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_VII_of_France']Louis VII[/URL] and his third wife, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad%C3%A8le_of_Champagne']Adèle of Champagne[/URL], he was originally nicknamed [I]Dieudonné[/I] "God-given" because he was the first son of Louis VII, born late in his father's life.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_II_of_France#cite_note-1'][1][/URL] Philip was given the nickname "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_(honorific)']Augustus[/URL]" by the chronicler [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigord']Rigord[/URL] for having extended the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_lands_of_France']Crown lands of France[/URL] so remarkably. After a twelve-year struggle with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Plantagenet']Plantagenet dynasty[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-French_War_(1202%E2%80%9314)']Anglo-French War[/URL] of 1202–14, Philip broke up the large [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angevin_Empire']Angevin Empire[/URL]presided over by the crown of England and defeated a coalition of his rivals ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roman_Empire']German[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_of_Flanders']Flemish[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angevin_Empire']English[/URL]) at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bouvines']Battle of Bouvines[/URL] in 1214. This victory would have a lasting impact on western European politics: the authority of the French king became unchallenged, while the English King [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John,_King_of_England']John[/URL] was forced by his barons to sign [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Carta']Magna Carta[/URL] and deal with a rebellion against him aided by Philip, the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Barons%27_War']First Barons' War[/URL]. The military actions surrounding the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albigensian_Crusade']Albigensian Crusade[/URL] helped prepare the expansion of France southward. Philip did not participate directly in these actions, but he allowed his vassals and knights to help carry it out. Philip transformed France from a small feudal state into the most prosperous and powerful country in Europe. He checked the power of the nobles and helped the towns to free themselves from seigniorial authority, granting privileges and liberties to the emergent [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourgeoisie']bourgeoisie[/URL]. He built a great wall around Paris ("the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_of_Philip_II_Augustus,_Paris']Wall of Philip II Augustus[/URL]"), re-organized the French government and brought financial stability to his country." Please post your french hammered coins. Phillipe II Auguste Denier tournois n.d. Grade:VF|[URL='https://www.ma-shops.com/shops/help.php5?lang=en&id=11'][I]Abbreviations[/I][/URL] Catalog:C.165-166 Mar.130-131 Mar.130-131 L.193 Dy.176 0.79 gfine TOURAINE - SAINT-MARTIN DE TOURS – Obverse :+ PHILLIPVS RE Croix Reverse :+ SCS MARTIN[VS], (A et N bouletés) Châtel tournois [ATTACH=full]658609[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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