v25_1368 - LORRAINE - COUNTY OF BAR - HENRY I THE FOWLER (IMITATION COINAGE IN HIS NAME) Obole
MONNAIES 25 (2006)
Starting price : 150.00 €
Estimate : 300.00 €
Realised price : 150.00 €
Number of bids : 1
Maximum bid : 153.00 €
Starting price : 150.00 €
Estimate : 300.00 €
Realised price : 150.00 €
Number of bids : 1
Maximum bid : 153.00 €
Type : Obole
Date: c. 1000
Mint name / Town : Bar-le-duc
Metal : silver
Diameter : 13,5 mm
Orientation dies : 4 h.
Weight : 0,39 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Cette obole est frappée sur un flan un peu court et est décentrée au droit. Exemplaire recouvert d’une légère patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : [...]CVS, (LÉGENDE COMMENÇANT À 9 HEURES).
Obverse description : REX dans le champ.
Obverse translation : (Henri, roi).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + [...]II.
Reverse description : Croix cantonnée au 4 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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