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Live auction - bfe_718367 - ALSACE - CITY OF STRASBOURG Obole
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| Estimate : | 400 € |
| Price : | 380 € |
| Maximum bid : | 390 € |
| End of the sale : | 26 April 2022 17:41:39 |
| bidders : | 3 bidders |
Type : Obole
Date: (c. 1150-1170)
Date: n.d.
Metal : silver
Diameter : 12,5 mm
Orientation dies : 8 h.
Weight : 0,37 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Cette obole est frappée sur un flan large et est décentrée. Exemplaire recouvert d’une patine grise
Catalogue references :
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.
Commentary
Exemplaire de poids léger. Il s’agit incontestablement d’une obole correspondant au denier n° 100, p. 257 de celui de l’ouvrage d’Engel et Lehr.
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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