bfe_468047 - BRITTANY - DUCHY OF BRITTANY - GEOFFREY PLANTAGENÊT Denier
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Item sold on our e-shop (2018)
Price : 125.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2018)
Price : 125.00 €
Type : Denier
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Nantes
Metal : silver
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 7 h.
Weight : 0,74 g.
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier est frappé sur un flan irrégulier. Patine grise hétérogène. Usure régulière
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + GAVFRIDVS.
Obverse description : Croix fleuronnée portant un annelet un cœur.
Obverse translation : (Geoffroi).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + DVX BRITANI.
Reverse description : Fleur de lis cantonnée de quatre annelets.
Reverse translation : (Duc de Bretagne).
Historical background
BRITTANY - DUCHY OF BRITTANY - GEOFFREY PLANTAGENÊT
(1169-1186)
He became duke in 1169, while his father-in-law Conan IV is still duke of Brittany. In 1181 he married Constantius. Geoffrey died in 1186, and King Henry II of England forced his widow to marry Ranulf of Chester.
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