Live auction - bca_807138 - CHARLES II LE CHAUVE / THE BALD Obole
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Estimate : | 3 000 € |
Price : | 1 500 € |
Maximum bid : | 1 500 € |
End of the sale : | 07 March 2023 15:33:46 |
bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Obole
Date: c. 940-956
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Châteaudun
Metal : silver
Diameter : 14 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 0,61 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Cette obole est frappée sur un flan assez large et légèrement voilé. Jolie patine grise de médaillier
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Exemplaire provenant de la vente Crédit de la Bourse, 26-28 avril 1993, n° 144
Obverse
Obverse legend : + GRATIA D-I REX, (LÉGENDE COMMENÇANT À 9 HEURES).
Obverse description : Monogramme karolin.
Obverse translation : (Raoul, par la grâce de Dieu, roi).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + DVNO CASTRO, (O LOSANGÉS).
Reverse description : Croix.
Reverse translation : (Châteaudun).
Commentary
Monnaie classée à Charles le Simple par Georges Depeyrot, mais dont le style laisse plutôt penser à Charles le Chauve. Un exemplaire était présent dans le trésor de Gravigny-Balizy (vers 890).