bfe_363216 - DUCHY OF LORRAINE - FERRI IV Quart de gros dit “spadin”
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Item sold on our e-shop (2015)
Price : 200.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2015)
Price : 200.00 €
Type : Quart de gros dit “spadin”
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Nancy
Metal : silver
Diameter : 15,5 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 0,86 g.
Coments on the condition:
Ce quart de gros est frappé sur un flan assez large et irrégulier. Une patine grise de médaillier le recouvre. Spadin légèrement voilé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + F - DV-X LOTOR-E-GIE.
Obverse description : Le duc Ferri, à cheval, en armure, tenant de sa main droite une lance et de sa main gauche un bouclier.
Obverse translation : (Ferri, duc de Lorraine).
Reverse
Reverse legend : MONETA D-E NANCEI.
Reverse description : Épée posée en pal, la pointe en bas, accostée de deux alérions.
Reverse translation : (Monnaie de Nancy).
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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