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Navarrese Coins and Accounts of King Francis Phoebus

Leave a Comment / Francis Phoebus I (1479-1483), Kingdom of Navarre /

King Francis Phoebus is not a well-known king in modern Navarre, having died at the age of just fourteen, after inheriting the throne from his grandmother Eleanor of Trastamara. A member of the Foix family, sovereign lord of Bearn through the succession of his grandfather and father, he held the crown for four years, between 1479 and January 1483, before abdicating to his sister Catherine. Some believe that he died of tuberculosis, […]

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The Carlinas of Navarre by Sancho Iturbide

6 Comments / Blanche I and John II (1425-1441), Kingdom of Navarre /

I haven't published any new entries lately, I've been a bit lazy or more than lazy about the many problems and headaches, I've had a hard time focusing on the vast amount of material I'm working on. Actually, I've been researching the coins of the Prince of Viana, but while I was doing that, another anecdote has directed my work. Don Johan por la gra de Dios Rey de Navarra

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Weight and Law of Basque Coins

4 Comments / Coinage techniques and details /
Ferrer Bassa i taller. Escena de pesatge de monedes d’or amb un trabuquet o balança de plats triangulars. Salteri anglo-català de París, avui a la Biblioteca Nacional de França, 1333-1348. Fotografia del facsímil de l’obra editat per Moleiro editors. Biblioteca Joaquim Folch i Torres del Museu Nacional.

Among the objects presented by the Basque Museum of Bayonne are five standard weights from this city. These weights were placed in the town hall in 1788 with the intention of being used as standard weights. They have a cylindrical shape and are pierced at the top by a hole through which a movable ring can be placed. The faces of the cylinder depict the image of the coat of arms of the city of Bayonne. Weights kept in the Basque Museum of Bayonne

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