Live auction - bfe_625281 - BRITTANY - DUCHY OF BRITTANY - ANONYMOUS Denier

BRITTANY - DUCHY OF BRITTANY - ANONYMOUS Denier VF

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Estimate :	3 500 €
Price :	3 350 €
Maximum bid :	3 501 €
End of the sale :	08 December 2020 17:46:20
bidders :	3 bidders

Type : Denier

Date: n.d.

Mint name / Town : Rennes

Metal : silver

Diameter : 21,5 mm

Orientation dies : 5 h.

Weight : 1,14 g.

Rarity : R3

Coments on the condition:

Ce denier est frappé sur un flan large. Exemplaire recouvert d’une patine grise présentant quelques faiblesses de frappe

Catalogue references :

Bd.- - PA.cf. 206 (pl.VIII/19) - J.-

Obverse

Obverse legend : + CIVITAS.

Obverse description : Deux C autour d’une fasce.

Obverse translation : (Cité).

Reverse

Reverse legend : + REDONIS.

Reverse description : Croix cantonnée aux 2 et 3 d’un besant.

Reverse translation : (Rennes).

Commentary

Denier particulièrement rare faisant partie de la première série des monnaies féodales de Bretagne (fin du Xe siècle-début du XIe siècle) figurant dans l’ouvrage de Poey-d’Avant d’après un exemplaire de la collection Bigot et de manière surprenante absente de l’ouvrage de Jézéquel.