bfe_367741 - BOURBONNAIS - PRIORSHIP OF SOUVIGNY Denier
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Item sold on our e-shop (2015)
Price : 800.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2015)
Price : 800.00 €
Type : Denier
Date: c. 1249-1262 ou 1268-1272
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Souvigny
Metal : billon
Millesimal fineness : 292 ‰
Diameter : 18,5 mm
Orientation dies : 8 h.
Weight : 0,78 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier est frappé sur un flan large et irrégulier. La croix du revers apparaît en négatif au droit. Exemplaire recouvert d’une patine grise
Predigree :
Exemplaire provenant de la vente e-Monnaies 1, n° 300
Obverse
Obverse legend : SCS MAIOLVS, (LÉGENDE COMMENÇANT À 7 HEURES).
Obverse description : Buste mitré vu de profil à gauche avec un annelet à gauche et la crosse à droite
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Obverse translation : (Saint Mayeul).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + DE SILVINIACO.
Reverse description : Croix cantonnée au 2 d'un astre.
Reverse translation : (De Souvigny).
Commentary
Type monétaire particulièrement rare.
Historical background
BOURBONNAIS - PRIORSHIP OF SOUVIGNY
(1243-1249)
In 916, the Lord of Bourbon donated Souvigny to the Abbey of Cluny, which arrogated to itself the right to mint coins, a right it did not have, and had it confirmed in 1058 by Pope Stephen IX ( 1057-1058). Coinage begins around 1080 and is mentioned in records from 1095. Coinage is divided into 8 periods: 1) 1080-1213, anonymous coinage; 2) 1213-1216, coinage between Guy de Dampierre and the prior Hugues; 3) 1216-1243, coinage of priors alone; 4) 1243-1249, associated coinage of Bourbon and Souvigny; 5) 1249-1262, return to Souvigny coinage only; 6) 1262-1268, coinage of Souvigny, Jean de Bourgogne and Agnès; 7) 1268-1272, Souvigny coinage alone; 8) since 1272, a new bet between Souvigny and the Sires de Bourbon. Souvigny is still mentioned in the Ordinance of 1315. Philippe V le Long bought the Mint from his cousin Louis de Clermont in 1321.
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