bfe_331776 - BRITTANY - DUCHY OF BRITTANY - JOHN II, ARTHUR II AND JOHN III - ANONYMOUS COINAGE Denier
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Item sold on our e-shop (2014)
Price : 75.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2014)
Price : 75.00 €
Type : Denier
Date: c. 1270
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Guingamp
Metal : billon
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 4 h.
Weight : 0,95 g.
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier est frappé sur un flan large et régulier. Faiblesse de frappe. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + DVX BRITANNIE, (E ROMAIN).
Obverse description : Champ écartelé de Dreux au franc quartier de Bretagne à quatre mouchetures d'hermine posées 2 et 1.
Obverse translation : (Duc des Bretons).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + CASTRI GIGANPI.
Reverse description : Croix cantonnée au 2 d’un trident.
Reverse translation : (Château de Guingamp).
Historical background
BRITTANY - DUCHY OF BRITTANY - JOHN II, ARTHUR II AND JOHN III - ANONYMOUS COINAGE
(1286-1341)
The appearance of the house of Dreux (1137-1341) is characterized by the presence of the triangular and then square crest of Dreux in the free quarter of Brittany. Many anonymous Breton coins were struck between 1286 and 1341 under the dukes Jean II, Arthur II and Jean III.
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