v09_0927 - BRITTANY - DUCHY OF BRITTANY - JOHN I THE REDHEAD Obole
MONNAIES 9 (2000)
Starting price : 182.94 €
Estimate : 335.39 €
Realised price : 194.68 €
Starting price : 182.94 €
Estimate : 335.39 €
Realised price : 194.68 €
Type : Obole
Date: c. 1250
Metal : billon
Diameter : 13,5 mm
Orientation dies : 11 h.
Weight : 0,36 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Flan irrégulier. Jolie patine vert foncé. Relief assez marqué au droit et au revers
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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