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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ian, post: 22846, member: 283&quot;]Ah, but was the coin of Henry I the Liberal? or Henry II the Young? </p><p><br /></p><p>Troyes mint had long since been active as a mint during the Merovingian period (476 -751 ad). That is, centuries prior to your coin coming on the scene.</p><p><br /></p><p>Troyes mint has produced coinage for such stellar personalities as :</p><p><br /></p><p>Pepin the Short&nbsp; (752-768 ad)</p><p>Charlemagne (768-814)</p><p>Charles the Bald (840-875)</p><p>Louis II and III (877-882)</p><p>Carloman (879-884)</p><p>Charles the Simple (893-923)</p><p>Herbert II (967-984)</p><p>Herbert III (984-995)</p><p>Thibaut I (1063-1089)</p><p>Hugh (1093-1125)</p><p>Thibaut II the Great (1125-1152)</p><p>Henry I the Liberal (1152-1180) *not to be confused with Henry I of France (1031-1060)</p><p>Henry II the Young (1180-1197)</p><p>Thibaut III and IV (1197 -1253)</p><p><br /></p><p>You should be aware that Troyes was only one of about twenty other mints in Champagne that I can think of (such as Chalons sur Marne, Langres, Rethel, Chateau Thierry, Meaux, Sedan, Sens etc. etc.) which also produced coinage for some of those named above as well as ones who aren&#039;t (including Henry I of France). All very confusing.....&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Troyes became a royal mint at some point in the 14th C. having had a history of approx 800 - 1,000 years up to that point as a provincial mint.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>In other words, if you were collecting a type set of coins from Troyes, you would need a fair time (and wad of notes) to do it with. If you were collecting a type set from `Champagne&#039; to include all the rulers and all the mint issues, you would need a very hefty wad indeed, a lot of goodwill, and a good few decades to do the necessary research and hunting. </p><p><br /></p><p>Bon chance mon brave! ;-)</p><p><br /></p><p>Ian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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