Live auction - bfe_834976 - BRITTANY - DUCHY OF BRITTANY - JOHN I THE REDHEAD Denier
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| Estimate : | 300 € |
| Price : | 180 € |
| Maximum bid : | 180 € |
| End of the sale : | 05 September 2023 17:36:47 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Denier
Date: c. 1270
Date: n.d.
Metal : billon
Diameter : 18,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 0,91 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier est frappé sur un flan assez large et régulier. Monnaie sur laquelle la croix du droit apparaît en négatif au revers. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Monnaie provenant de la vente Elsen 72, n° 950 et de la collection Libaud
Obverse
Obverse legend : .IO - H’E - S. D - VX.
Obverse description : Croix coupant la légende.
Obverse translation : (Jean, duc).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + B - RI - TA - NI - E.
Reverse description : Écu quadrangulaire de Dreux au franc quartier de Bretagne à cinq mouchetures d'hermine posées 2, 1, 2.
Reverse translation : (Bretagne).
Historical background
BRITTANY - DUCHY OF BRITTANY - JOHN I THE REDHEAD
(1237-1286)
Jean Ier le Roux succeeded his father Pierre Ier Mauclerc (1213-1237). He extended the ducal domain in particular with the reunion of Penthièvre in the Duchy of Brittany and the annexation of several places (Brest, Dinan, Hennebont...).
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