Live auction - bfe_817712 - LORRAINE - CITY OF METZ Gros au Saint-Étienne agenouillé
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| Estimate : | 300 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 25 April 2023 17:23:52 |
Type : Gros au Saint-Étienne agenouillé
Date: c. 1450
Mint name / Town : Metz
Metal : silver
Diameter : 25,5 mm
Orientation dies : 8 h.
Weight : 2,86 g.
Coments on the condition:
Ce gros est frappé sur un flan large et légèrement irrégulier. Exemplaire recouvert d’une jolie patine grise de médaillier
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : S’* STEPH’* P-ROTHO’* M’*, (PONCTUATION PAR UNE SIMPLE ROSE À CINQ PÉTALES).
Obverse description : Saint-Étienne à genoux à gauche, la tête nimbée et accosté de deux écussons aux armes de la cité, sous une main bénissante.
Obverse translation : (Saint-Étienne, protomarthyr).
Reverse
Reverse legend : GRO-SSV-S* M-ETE, (PONCTUATION PAR UNE ROSE À CINQ PÉTALES) ; LÉGENDE EXTÉRIEURE (ÉCU MESSIN) BNDICTV’° SIT: NOME’° DHI’° NRI’° IHV’° XPI’°.
Reverse description : Croix cantonnée de quatre étoiles et surmontée d'un écusson aux armes de la cité.
Reverse translation : (Que le nom de notre Seigneur Jésus Christ soit béni).
Commentary
Ce gros, avec des lettres onciales, a probablement été frappé à la fin du XVe siècle ou au début du XVIe siècle. Ce type monétaire ayant été immobilisé pendant près de trois cents ans, la datation de ces gros est souvent assez approximative.
Historical background
LORRAINE - CITY OF METZ
(Sixteenth century)
By the Treaty of Chambord of January 15, 1552, the German princes cede the Three Bishoprics to France in return for assistance from Henry II intended to overthrow Charles V from the imperial throne. In April, the Three Bishoprics are occupied. Charles Quint came to lay siege to Metz in November 1552. The city was defended by François de Guise. The siege led by the Duke of Alba must be lifted on January 2, 1553. In the Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis, on April 3, 1559, the possession of the Three Bishoprics is confirmed to France.
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