E-auction 167-103306 - bry_400137 - SPANIA - PRINCIPALITY OF CATALONIA - LOUIS XIII Sizain, 2e type 1642 Barcelone
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| Estimate : | 60 € |
| Price : | 42 € |
| Maximum bid : | 43 € |
| End of the sale : | 27 June 2016 15:55:30 |
| bidders : | 6 bidders |
Type : Sizain, 2e type
Date: 1642
Mint name / Town : Barcelone
Metal : copper
Diameter : 21,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 3,28 g.
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie frappée sur un flan large et irrégulier. Patine hétérogène
Obverse
Obverse legend : .LVD. XIII. D G. R. F. E. CO. BAR, (LÉGENDE COMMENÇANT À 7 HEURES).
Obverse description : Buste à droite de Louis XIII, lauré et drapé.
Obverse translation : (Louis XIII, par la grâce de Dieu, roi et comte de Barcelone).
Reverse
Reverse legend : - BARCINO - CIVI. 1642.
Reverse description : Écu losangé de Barcelone, brochant sur la croix de sainte Eulalie, qui coupe la légende. Lis à l'exergue.
Reverse translation : (Cité de Barcelone).
Historical background
SPANIA - PRINCIPALITY OF CATALONIA - LOUIS XIII
(1640-1643)
On December 16, 1640, the Catalans revolted against their suzerain, Philip IV of Spain (1621-1665), and called on the French to help them. Louis XIII takes the title of Count of Barcelona, the French invade Roussillon in September 1642 and take Perpignan on September 9.
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