Lyon coins catalog with values online
Archbishopric of Lyon
According to legend, the first bishop of Lyon was appointed in the middle of the 2nd century.
At the end of the 5th century, the city of Lyon was the center of a county in the Kingdom of Burgundy, and after 534 it came under the rule of the kings of France.
In 1157, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa transferred control of the County of Lyon to the archbishop.
The Thirteenth (1245) and Fourteenth (1274) Ecumenical Church Councils took place in Lyon.
In 1312, Philip the Fair annexed the city to the Kingdom of France, but until the early 15th century the Archbishopric of Lyon was allowed to mint its own coins.
denier
Anonymous coinage
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denier no date (XIII-XIV century)
silver
GALLIARV
PRIMA SEDES / L
Value - 25-35 USD
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obole (half denier) no date (XIII-XIV century)
billon
GALLIARV
PRIMA SEDES / L
Value - 45-55 USD
Other coins of French Feudalist
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