Liard - Nicolas Gilley

The Barony of Franquemont was a small feudal lordship in the Franche-Comté, and its right to strike coin was perpetually contested by neighboring powers — particularly the Habsburgs, who controlled much of the surrounding territory by the mid-sixteenth century. Nicolas Gilley's issues represent some of the last independent strikes from this barony before such minor minting privileges were effectively absorbed or suppressed under Burgundian administrative pressure. The billon liard was the workhorse denomination of petty commerce in the region, circulating alongside far more authoritative issues it could barely compete with on silver content.