Denier a la Reine Publique Deposited
An ordinance of 1310 mentions "Deniers d'or, que I' on appelle Deniers a la Reine," but no such coins are in existence. Some authorities think that it was a gold Denier struck by Louis IX of France in honor of his mother, Queen Blanche. Others identify it with a small Masse d'Or generally attributed to Philip III of Frame (1270-1285), on which the king is represented in the act of receiving the royal mantle from the queen. See Blanchet, Nouveau manuel de numismatique. 1890, (i. 146).
- Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)