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Gautier I and II (1145-1202), Bishops of Meaux

The fabrication of these coins starts in 1151 with Gautier I of Saint-Maurice (1151-1155). The coin making privilege is confirmed to Gautier II de Mortagne (1155-1174) in 1174.

The coin-making by the bishops of Meaux is relatively rare. Il appears to have stopped before the end of the XII century although some have been mentioned in texts up to the order of 1315 where the last one struck was 1/235th of a Troy mark (1,041 grams) named a 3 pennies and 10 grains (0,272) and valued at 6/7th of a Tournois penny (0,85). A Charter dated in 1130 fixes the rules between Burchard and his money makers.

Meaux had been a Carolingian shop after the Edict of Pistres. For Meaux, there were fives different types of coins including the imitation of Besançon. The Episcopal coinage does not seem to start before the XI century. We only have coins for Gautier II (1145-1202), Bouchard, Renaud (1158-1161), Étienne (1162-1171) and Pierre (1172-1174). The Episcopate of Bouchard was between those of Manassès I (1103-1120) and that of Manassès II (1134-1159), Burchard or Bouchard?

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