Live auction - bfe_517312 - FRANCHE-COMTÉ - ARCHBISHOPRIC OF BESANÇON - ANONYMOUS Denier
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Estimate : | 1 100 € |
Price : | 550 € |
Maximum bid : | 550 € |
End of the sale : | 05 March 2019 16:50:27 |
bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Denier
Date: c. 1049-1100
Mint name / Town : Besançon
Metal : silver
Diameter : 17,5 mm
Orientation dies : 5 h.
Weight : 1,12 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier est frappé sur un flan large et irrégulier. Exemplaire en bon argent et présentant de hauts reliefs ainsi que quelques faiblesses de frappe. Petite tache verte dans le 3e canton
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + BISVNTIVM.
Obverse description : Croix cantonnée de quatre trèfles (ressemblant à des lis) divergeant du centre.
Obverse translation : (Hugues, Besançon).
Reverse
Reverse legend : PTHO M-ARTIR.
Reverse description : Dextre bénissante.
Reverse translation : (Protomartyr).
Commentary
Il s’agit de l’un des types les plus rares des deniers estévenants de Besançon.