Live auction - bfe_718143 - ALSACE - CITY OF STRASBOURG Denier
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| Estimate : | 240 € |
| Price : | 330 € |
| Maximum bid : | 330 € |
| End of the sale : | 26 April 2022 17:35:32 |
| bidders : | 4 bidders |
Type : Denier
Date: (c. 1150-1170)
Date: n.d.
Metal : silver
Diameter : 16 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 0,97 g.
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier est frappé sur un flan très large et est recouvert d’une patine grise. Exemplaire ayant conservé une partie de son brillant de frappe
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Buste de l’évêque de face tenant une crosse (à gauche) et un livre (à droite).
Reverse
Reverse description : Quatre personnages 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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