v25_1367 - LORRAINE - COUNTY OF BAR - HENRY I THE FOWLER (IMITATION COINAGE IN HIS NAME) Denier
MONNAIES 25 (2006)
Starting price : 200.00 €
Estimate : 300.00 €
Realised price : 375.00 €
Number of bids : 3
Maximum bid : 630.00 €
Starting price : 200.00 €
Estimate : 300.00 €
Realised price : 375.00 €
Number of bids : 3
Maximum bid : 630.00 €
Type : Denier
Date: c. 950-1000
Mint name / Town : Bar-le-duc
Metal : silver
Diameter : 20 mm
Orientation dies : 2 h.
Weight : 1,31 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier est frappé sur un flan large et est recouvert d’une patine foncée. Quelques faiblesses de frappe au niveau des légendes, ce qui est normal pour ce type monétaire
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : HIINRICV[...], (LÉGENDE COMMENÇANT À 9 HEURES).
Obverse description : REX dans le champ.
Obverse translation : (Henri, roi).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + VIRDVNI.
Reverse description : Croix cantonnée aux 2 et 3 d’un besant.
Reverse translation : (Verdun).
Historical background
LORRAINE - COUNTY OF BAR - HENRY I THE FOWLER (IMITATION COINAGE IN HIS NAME)
(10th-12th centuries)
Duke of Saxony since 912, it was in 918 that Conrad I appointed him as his successor. In 919, Lorraine was integrated into the Empire. Henry was stricken with paralysis in 935 and died the following year. His son, Othon, will unite Germany and Italy and will be at the origin of the Holy Roman Empire..
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