bfe_324140 - LIMOUSIN - SAINT-MARTIAL'S ABBEY OF LIMOGES Denier ou barbarin
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Item sold on our e-shop (2014)
Price : 80.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2014)
Price : 80.00 €
Type : Denier ou barbarin
Date: c.1106-1150/60
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Limoges
Metal : billon
Diameter : 19,5 mm
Orientation dies : 10 h.
Weight : 1,06 g.
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier est frappé sur un flan régulier et large permettant de voir l’ensemble des grènetis extérieurs. La croix du revers apparaît en négatif au droit. Reliefs nets
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : SES. MARCIAL, (LÉGENDE COMMENÇANT À 7 HEURES, S COUCHÉE).
Obverse description : Buste barbu de saint Martial de face, les mèches de ses cheveux se terminant par des globules.
Obverse translation : (Saint Martial).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + LEMOVICENSIS.
Reverse description : Croix perlée et cantonnée de quatre groupes de deux annelets.
Reverse translation : (de Limoges).
Historical background
LIMOUSIN - SAINT-MARTIAL'S ABBEY OF LIMOGES
(12th century)
Saint-Martial is the first bishop of Limoges at the end of the 3rd century, mandated by Saint-Denis according to the hagiographic tradition. The abbey was a Cluniac foundation and came under the Order. She often opposed the viscounts of Limoges who imitated her coinage. After the Maison de Bretagne took possession, the coinage of the abbey of Saint-Martial lost its importance. It is not mentioned in the ordinance of 1315.
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