Franquemont (Mint)
The dominion of Franquemont around Goumois JU was raised to imperial free rule (imperial barony) by Emperor Charles V in 1538 . Nicolas Gilley, now baron or Freiherr von Franquemont, had his own coins minted between 1553 and 1555. It is Beischläge to French and Swiss coins.
Mint dominions
In Franquemont, coins were only minted for the Franquemont reign under Nicolas de Gilley. The mint will then read "N. GILLEI BARO », d. H. "Baron N (icolas) Gilley" called.
Location
Franquemont Castle, which was destroyed in 1677, is generally accepted as the location of the associated mint. However, this is neither proven by written sources nor by archaeological findings.
staff
There are no mint masters or die cutters of the Franquemont baron known by name.
Web links
https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/de/articles/007617/2017-02-15/
literature
Gilles Accard, Ruedi Kunzmann: Le monnayage de la seigneurie de Franquemont . In: Swiss Numismatic Rundschau 93, 2014, pp. 131–155.
Individual evidence
- ^ Gilles Accard, Ruedi Kunzmann: Le monnayage de la seigneurie de Franquemont . In: Swiss Numismatic Rundschau 93, 2014, pp. 131–155.
Coordinates: 47 ° 15 '8.9 " N , 6 ° 57' 5.1" E ; CH1903: five hundred and sixty-three thousand one hundred nineteen / 233623