bfe_1002961 - ALSACE - CITY OF STRASBOURG Denier
198.00 €(Approx. 215.82$ | 166.32£)
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Type : Denier
Date: (c. 1150-1170)
Date: n.d.
Metal : silver
Diameter : 15,5 mm
Orientation dies : 11 h.
Rarity : R2
Slab
NGC : AU58
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier est frappé sur un flan large et irrégulier. Monnaie recouvert d’une patine grise. Léger décentrage
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Monnaie sous coque MGC, AU58, n° 6530491-027
Obverse
Obverse description : Buste de l’évêque de face bénissant de sa main droite, tenant une crosse de sa main gauche.
Reverse
Reverse description : Deux anges tenant une croix.
Historical background
ALSACE - CITY OF STRASBOURG
(12th century)
At the time of the dissolution of the Carolingian Empire, Alsace was included in Lotharingia in 843 then fell to Louis the German in 870. In 925, it was attached to the Duchy of Swabia by Henri l'Oiseleur. In the 13th century, the Habsburgs appropriated Upper Alsace. In the 14th century, the authority of the bishops of Strasbourg was reduced to Lower Alsace. The Reformation was introduced in Strasbourg in 1529.
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ALSACE - CITY OF STRASBOURG Denier AU58
198.00 €
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