v52_0947 - LORRAINE - DUCHY OF LORRAINE - JOHN I Denier
MONNAIES 52 (2012)
Starting price : 150.00 €
Estimate : 220.00 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 150.00 €
Estimate : 220.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Denier
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Nancy
Metal : silver
Diameter : 15 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 0,37 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier est frappé sur un flan assez large et irrégulier présentant une trace de pliure. Exemplaire recouvert d’une légère patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : IOHES’. - .DVX[.] LO’..
Obverse description : Aigle éployée posée sur un écu de Lorraine.
Obverse translation : (Jean, duc de Lorraine).
Reverse
Reverse legend : MONETA. D-E. NANCEI.
Reverse description : Épée en pal accostée de deux roses.
Reverse translation : (Monnaie de Nancy).
Historical background
LORRAINE - DUCHY OF LORRAINE - JOHN I
(1346-1390)
Jean I first found himself placed under the regency of Marie de Blois. He was taken prisoner at the Battle of Poitiers and was only released after the Treaty of Brétigny (1360). Jean supported Charles de Blois and was taken prisoner at the Battle of Auray. He remained faithful to the French alliance and died in 1390.
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