Live auction - bfe_579300 - COMTAT-VENAISSIN - AVIGNON - BONIFACE VIII (Benoît Caetani) Denier
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| Estimate : | 1 000 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 16 June 2020 17:33:14 |
Type : Denier
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Pont-de-Sorgues
Metal : billon
Diameter : 18,5 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 0,74 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier est frappé sur un flan irrégulier, légèrement voilé et présente une usure régulière. Exemplaire recouvert d’une patine grise
Obverse
Obverse legend : + DOI[.] BO[I.]X PAPE.
Obverse description : Buste miré de profil.
Obverse translation : (Seigneur Boniface, pape).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + COIT* VENAVSIN.
Reverse description : Croix.
Reverse translation : (Comtat-Venaissin).
Commentary
Monnaie particulièrement rare absente du Poey d’Avant et du Boudeau.
Historical background
COMTAT-VENAISSIN - AVIGNON - BONIFACE VIII (Benoît Caetani)
(24/01/1295-11/10/1303)
In 1281, he was created cardinal-deacon. He was elected pope on December 24, 1294 when he was 78 years old and consecrated on the following January 24. In 1297, he canonized King Louis IX of France. In 1303, Boniface excommunicates the king of France. He died in Rome on October 11, 1303..
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