Live auction - bfe_492684 - LORRAINE - DUCHY OF LORRAINE - FRANCIS I Denier
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| Estimate : | 800 € |
| Price : | 400 € |
| Maximum bid : | 400 € |
| End of the sale : | 11 September 2018 16:56:18 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Denier
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Nancy
Metal : silver
Diameter : 13,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 0,38 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier est frappé sur un flan large et irrégulier. Reliefs nets au revers. Droit présentant une surface granuleuse
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + FRAN[CI]SCVS+ LO, (PONCTUATION PAR SIMPLE CROISETTE).
Obverse description : Aigle éployée.
Obverse translation : (François, [duc de] Lorraine).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + MONET-A+ NAN, (PONCTUATION PAR SIMPLE CROISETTE).
Reverse description : Épée posée en pal coupant la légende à 6 heures.
Reverse translation : (Monnaie de Nancy).
Historical background
LORRAINE - DUCHY OF LORRAINE - FRANCIS I
(1544-1545)
François Ier was born in Nancy on February 15, 1517 from the union of Antoine de Lorraine and Renée de Bourbon. In 1526 he was engaged to Anne of Cleves, daughter of John II of Cleves, Count of La Marck, but the marriage never took place and Anne married King Henry VIII of England, who divorced her that same year. of their marriages. François married Christine of Denmark, daughter of Christian II and Elisabeth of Austria, sister of Charles V. He received the ducal crown on June 14, 1544 after the death of his father Antoine. He reigned over the duchy for a short time. Already ill at the time of his accession, he died on June 12, 1545 in Remiremont where he had retired to follow a cure..
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