bfe_328616 - BRITTANY - DUCHY OF BRITTANY - JOHN I THE REDHEAD Obole
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Item sold on our e-shop (2015)
Price : 195.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2015)
Price : 195.00 €
Type : Obole
Date: c. 1250
Date: n.d.
Metal : billon
Diameter : 13 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 0,39 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Cette obole est frappée sur un flan irrégulier. Patine sombre. Les reliefs sont assez nets
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + IOHANNES DVX.
Obverse description : Croix.
Obverse translation : (Jean, duc).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + B-RIT-ANI-E.
Reverse description : Écu triangulaire de Dreux au franc quartier de Bretagne à trois mouchetures d'hermine posées 2 et 1.
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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