Definition

• i.e., the King's silver. When this term was used in connection with coins issued in France during the Middle Ages it implied that the metal was 23 karats fine. In a document of 1378 the Grosso of Charles V of France is called Argento le Roy, probably on account of the purity of the metal.

Quelle

• Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)

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