Live auction - bfe_353071 - DUCHY OF LORRAINE - FERRI IV Gros tournois
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| Estimate : | 1 600 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 30 June 2015 17:15:53 |
Type : Gros tournois
Date: (1312-1328)
Date: n.d.
Metal : silver
Diameter : 25,5 mm
Orientation dies : 5 h.
Weight : 3,58 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Ce gros tournois est frappé sur un flan large et légèrement irrégulier. Exemplaire présentant une trace de colle au droit et recouvert d’une légère patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + PHIRICVS. DEVX ; LÉGENDE EXTÉRIEURE : + BNDICTV: SIT: HOME: DNI: NRI: DEI: IHV XPI.
Obverse description : Croix.
Obverse translation : (Ferri duc ; béni soit le nom de notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + TVRONVS. DVCIS, (N BOULETÉE) ; BORDURE EXTÉRIEURE DE DOUZE LIS DANS DES OVES.
Reverse description : Châtel tournois.
Reverse translation : (Tours, duc).
Commentary
Ce gros tournois est une imitation du gros tournois du roi de France Philippe V.
Historical background
DUCHY OF LORRAINE - FERRI IV
(1312-1328)
Ferri IV was born on April 12, 1282 at the Château de Gondreville. He is the son of Thibaut II and succeeded him after his death in 1312. His reign on the ducal throne was only a long series of battles with his neighbours, the Dukes of Bar and the Bishops of Metz. Ferri IV died in 1328 fighting the Flemings alongside Philip IV the Fair at the Battle of Cassel.
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