Live auction - bfe_781222 - BLÉSOIS - COUNTY OF BLOIS - HUGH OF CHÂTILLON Obole
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| Estimate : | 750 € |
| Price : | 310 € |
| Maximum bid : | 330 € |
| End of the sale : | 06 December 2022 18:29:18 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : Obole
Date: c. 1295-1305
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Blois
Metal : billon
Diameter : 15 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 0,59 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Cette obole est frappée sur un flan irrégulier. Monnaie recouverte d’une patine grise. La croix du droit apparaît légèrement en négatif au revers
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Exemplaire provenant de la collection Maurice Vallas (vente Vinchon 20 décembre 2006) et de la collection Stéphane Werochowski
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête stylisée à droite, la bouche formée par une étoile à six rais entre deux besants ; devant le nez un lis couché à droite.
Reverse
Reverse legend : + H COM BLESENSIS, (E, N ET M ONCIAUX).
Reverse description : Croix.
Reverse translation : (Hugues, comte de Blois).
Historical background
BLÉSOIS - COUNTY OF BLOIS - HUGH OF CHÂTILLON
(1292-1307)
Hugues succeeded Jeanne de Châtillon (1279-1292) and was himself followed by his son, Gui de Châtillon (1307-1342). Gui sold his right to mint on May 3, 1328 to Philip VI of Valois, but kept his county until his death.
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