v19_0526 - BRITTANY - DUCHY OF BRITTANY - GEOFFREY PLANTAGENÊT Denier
MONNAIES 19 (2004)
Starting price : 200.00 €
Estimate : 300.00 €
Realised price : 376.00 €
Number of bids : 9
Maximum bid : 540.00 €
Starting price : 200.00 €
Estimate : 300.00 €
Realised price : 376.00 €
Number of bids : 9
Maximum bid : 540.00 €
Type : Denier
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Rennes
Metal : silver
Diameter : 18,5 mm
Orientation dies : 5 h.
Weight : 0,86 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier est frappé sur un flan irrégulier et est recouvert d’une légère patine grise hétérogène. On doit noter quelques faiblesses de frappe
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + GAVFRIDVS.
Obverse description : Croix cantonnée aux 2 et 3 d’un besant.
Obverse translation : (Geoffroi).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + BRITANNIE.
Reverse description : DVX dans le champ.
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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