Live auction - bfe_589014 - TOWN OF BESANCON - COINAGE STRUCK IN THE NAME OF CHARLES V Gros
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| Estimate : | 1 800 € |
| Price : | 950 € |
| Maximum bid : | 950 € |
| End of the sale : | 16 June 2020 17:42:53 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Gros
Date: 1541
Mint name / Town : Besançon
Quantity minted : 12660
Metal : billon
Diameter : 24 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 1,76 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Ce gros est frappé sur un flan légèrement irrégulier et large. Exemplaire recouvert d’une légère patine grise. Petit éclatement de flan à 12 heures au droit
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + CAROLVS° V° / °IMPERA/TOR° EN TROIS LIGNES À L’EXERGUE.
Obverse description : Buste de Charles-Quint à gauche, couronné, drapé et cuirassé, tenant une épée et un globe crucigère.
Obverse translation : (Charles V, empereur).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + BISVNTINA: CIVITAS° 1541°, (PONCTUATION PAR DEUX ANNELETS SUPERPOSÉS).
Reverse description : Aigle bicéphale nimbé portant en cœur un écu de Besançon.
Reverse translation : (Cité de Besançon, 1541).
Commentary
Exemplaire frappé avec le même coin de droit que l’exemplaire de la vente sur offres MONNAIES 56, n° 280, qui a réalisé 1900 euros.
Historical background
TOWN OF BESANCON - COINAGE STRUCK IN THE NAME OF CHARLES V
(1534-1674)
Charles Quint (1500-1558) was the son of Philippe le Beau and Jeanne la Folle. He became Duke of Burgundy (Franche-Comté) in 1506. To thank his minister, Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle (1486-1550), a native of Besançon, Charles conceded on May 8, 1534 to the city the right to mint coins on condition of to include his effigy on the obverse. After his abdication in 1556 and his death in 1558, the Besançon continued to include the face of the emperor on the coinage.
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