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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Eidolon, post: 4531676, member: 102103&quot;]Day 69:&nbsp; Another billon coin, I think.</p><p><br /></p><p>France, Charles VII, Blanc, Undated (1422-61?), St. Lô, Billon</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1122355[/ATTACH] </p><p><a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces8633.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces8633.html" rel="nofollow">Numista</a> seems to just list this type as &quot;silver,&quot; and I can&#039;t find a specific entry for St. Lô.&nbsp; I don&#039;t have many reference books for before 1600.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.ma-shops.com/cdma/item.php?id=498618" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ma-shops.com/cdma/item.php?id=498618" rel="nofollow">Here&#039;s</a> a similar one on MA Shops which mentions billon composition.&nbsp; The Numista entry mentions a lot of different versions with subtle changes in the text around the perimeter.&nbsp; Mine has 5 pointed stars at around 11:30 and 4:00.&nbsp; Some have secret marks, &quot;point secret&quot;, which I assume are anti-counterfeiting devices.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse:&nbsp; &quot;KAROLVS FRANCORVM REX&quot;</p><p>Reverse:&nbsp; &quot;SIT NOME DNI BENEDICTVM&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>A lot of that is not readable on mine, unfortunately.&nbsp; The center looks pretty clear on the obverse, so I&#039;m wondering if much of the lost edge detail is from the quality of the strike rather than wear.&nbsp; I still have a lot to learn about medieval coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, Charles VII was the king whose own dad disinherited him to give the throne of France to England.&nbsp; That&#039;s why Henry VI was crowned as both king of England and France.&nbsp; England suffered some abrupt reverses in the 100 Years&#039; War shortly thereafter, and under Joan of Arc, France regained most of the territory lost to England, except Calais.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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