Live auction - bry_807190 - SPANIA - PRINCIPALITY OF CATALONIA - LOUIS XIII Sizain, 2e type 1643 Barcelone
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| Estimate : | 300 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 24 January 2023 16:38:02 |
Type : Sizain, 2e type
Date: 1643
Mint name / Town : Barcelone
Metal : copper
Diameter : 22 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,18 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie frappée sur un flan irrégulier et légèrement voilé. Patine hétérogène
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : .LVD. XIII. D G. R. F. ET. C. B, (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 : (TÊTE DE SAINT JEAN-BAPTISTE) - BARCINO - CIVI. 1643.
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).
Commentary
Millésime rare au nom de Louis XIII.
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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