Live auction - bfe_947146 - LANGUEDOC - BISHOPRIC OF CAHORS - ANONYMOUS Piéfort d’obole
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| Starting price : | 800 € |
| Estimate : | 2 000 € |
| Price : | 860 € |
| Maximum bid : | 860 € |
| End of the sale : | 24 September 2024 17:35:18 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : Piéfort d’obole
Date: c. 1249-1265
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Cahors
Metal : billon
Diameter : 14 mm
Orientation dies : 10 h.
Weight : 3,94 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Ce piéfort est frappé sur un flan large et légèrement irrégulier. Surfaces légèrement granuleuses
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + :EPISCOPVS:, (PONCTUATION PAR DEUX ANNELETS SUPERPOSÉS).
Obverse description : Une crosse entre trois croisettes posées 2 et 1.
Obverse translation : (Évêque).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + CATVRCENSIS.
Reverse description : Croix cantonnée au 2 d’un V.
Reverse translation : (Cahors).
Commentary
Piéfort rarissime dont un exemplaire est dessiné dans l’ouvrage de Faustin Poey-d’Avant. Les piéforts d’oboles sont très rares et se rencontrent surtout pour des ateliers du Sud-Ouest de la France. D’après Benabiba et Diaz, ces monnaies anonymes se retrouvent dans des dépôts monétaires du XIVe siècle.
Historical background
LANGUEDOC - BISHOPRIC OF CAHORS - ANONYMOUS
(14th century)
From 1224, the bishopric and the city seem to have shared the rights to the Mint, although the bishopric was the sole holder of the right to manufacture, which is recalled in several acts including that of 1267. In February 1249, the consuls obtained from Bishop Géraud IV de Barsac (1237-1250) the stabilization of the coin of Cahors. The coin of Cahors is cited in the penultimate position in the ordinance of 1315 where it took 20 caorcins to make 12 deniers tourneys. It remained coin of account until the 15th century.
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