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FRENCH JETONS
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Historically, a jeton was at first just a counter, then a sort of small medal and finally more like a token.
During the Middle Ages, jetons were only used as counters for calculations on a lined board similar to an abacus. After the Renaissance, especially under Louis XIV, they were issued as small medals depicting the great events of the king's reign. They were very popular during the17th and 18th centuries and became collector's items in France and the Netherlands, the first catalogues date from the beginning of the 17th century. Collectors were especially interested in them as a source and illustration of history, which was sometimes called building up an "histoire metallique," a history in metal.
This gallery primarily contains jetons issued during the reign of Louis XIV.
9 files, last one added on Jul 25, 2018
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Last additions - *Alex's Gallery |

1567 - 1625, JAMES VI (James I of England), Billon Hardhead (Twopence) struck in 1588 at Edinburgh, Scotland0 views*AlexJan 20, 2021
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1390 – 1406, Robert III, AR Halfgroat struck 1390 – 1403 at Perth, Scotland1 views*AlexJan 12, 2021
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271 - 274, Roman Imitative Antoninianus (Barbarous Radiate), produced in Britain and the continent. Struck in the name of TETRICUS II as Caesar3 views*AlexJan 06, 2021
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202110 views*AlexJan 02, 2021
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138 - 161, ANTONINUS PIUS, AE As, Struck 154 - 1554 views*AlexNov 30, 2020
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1685 JAMES II TIN FARTHING12 views*AlexNov 30, 2020
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317 - 326, CRISPUS as Caesar, AE3 struck 323 - 324 at Londinium (London), England2 views*AlexNov 29, 2020
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324 - 337, CONSTANTIUS II as CAESAR, AE3 struck 324 – 325 at Londinium (London), England3 views*AlexNov 27, 2020
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Struck A.D.211 under Caracalla and Geta. DIVUS SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. Commemorative AR Denarius of Rome10 views*Alex
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