Live auction - bry_501198 - SPANIA - PRINCIPALITY OF CATALONIA - LOUIS XIII Sizain, 2e type 1642 Gérone
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| Estimate : | 200 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 30 October 2018 15:53:37 |
Type : Sizain, 2e type
Date: 1642
Mint name / Town : Gérone
Metal : copper
Diameter : 23 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 4,36 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie frappée sur un flan irrégulier. Frappe décentrée. Cassure de coin au revers. Patine sombre
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LVD. XIII. D. G. R. F. E. C. BA..., (LÉGENDE COMMENÇANT À 12 HEURES).
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Louis XIII à droite.
Obverse translation : (Louis XIII, par la grâce de Dieu, roi et comte de Barcelone).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + CIVITAS. GERVN[DA. 16]42.
Reverse description : Écu losangé de Gérone accosté de quatre annelets.
Reverse translation : (Cité de Gérone).
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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