bfe_871253 - AUVERGNE - BISHOPRIC OF LE PUY - ANONYMOUS Denier
750.00 €(Approx. 780.00$ | 622.50£)
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Type : Denier
Date: c. 1290
Date: s.d.
Mint name / Town : Le Puy
Metal : silver
Diameter : 20 mm
Orientation dies : 10 h.
Weight : 1,85 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier est frappé sur un flan très large et légèrement irrégulier. Exemplaire recouvert d’une jolie patine grise. Hauts reliefs. Quelques motifs apparaissent en négatif sur la face opposée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + BEATE MARIE.
Obverse description : Croix aux bouts arrondis.
Obverse translation : (Sainte Marie).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + PODIENSIS.
Reverse description : Rosace à six feuilles.
Reverse translation : (du Puy).
Commentary
Denier particulièrement rare sans points en début et en fin des légendes. Ces points sont certainement des différents d’émission. Cet exemplaire, dé poids très lourd (1,85 g) est certainement à placer au début des émissions de ces grands deniers du Puy.
Historical background
AUVERGNE - BISHOPRIC OF LE PUY - ANONYMOUS
(11th-12th centuries)
The bishopric of Velay was transferred in the 5th century to Mount Anis (Podium Aniciense) which is found on coins and which is the first name of the new town (Anicium). Adalard received the right to mint coins by a charter of April 8, 924 from King Raoul, a charter which was confirmed by Lothaire on March 8, 955. The viscounts of Polignac sold the monetary rights to Adhémar, bishop of Le Puy (1087-1102), for 25,000 Puy sous. Louis VI confirmed monetary law in 1134. In 1171, at the instigation of Louis VII, Pons viscount de Polignac recognized the right of Pierre, bishop of Le Puy. The coinage is still attested under the reign of Philippe IV le Bel.
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