v19_0518 - FRANCHE-COMTÉ - ARCHBISHOPRIC OF BESANÇON - HUGH III Denier
MONNAIES 19 (2004)
Starting price : 170.00 €
Estimate : 300.00 €
Realised price : 170.00 €
Starting price : 170.00 €
Estimate : 300.00 €
Realised price : 170.00 €
Type : Denier
Date: c. 1049-1100
Mint name / Town : Besançon
Metal : silver
Diameter : 19,5 mm
Orientation dies : 4 h.
Weight : 1 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier est frappé sur un flan assez large, légèrement fendu. Les reliefs sont un peu plus nets au droit qu’au revers
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + VES[O]NTIVM.
Obverse description : Croix cantonnée au 1 d’une H, au 2 d’un V, au 3 d’un G, au 4 d’un O.
Obverse translation : (Hugues, Besançon).
Reverse
Reverse legend : STEP - HANVS.
Reverse description : Dextre bénissant.
Reverse translation : (Saint Étienne).
Historical background
FRANCHE-COMTÉ - ARCHBISHOPRIC OF BESANÇON - HUGH III
(1085-1100)
Charles II the Bald granted the right to mint coins to Bishop Arduic. The workshop was established near the Black Gate (Porta Nigra). In the 11th century, three archbishops named Hugues succeeded one another: Hugues I (1031-1067), Hugues II (1067-1085), Hugues III (1085-1100). Frederick II of Hohenstaufen (1197-1250) confirmed this monetary right on April 26, 1220.
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