Live auction - bfe_338545 - LORRAINE - DUCHY OF LORRAINE - JOHN I Quart de gros
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| Estimate : | 800 € |
| Price : | 620 € |
| Maximum bid : | 856 € |
| End of the sale : | 03 December 2014 16:57:27 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : Quart de gros
Date: c. 1352-1360
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Nancy
Metal : silver
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 0,88 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Ce quart de gros est frappé sur un flan large et régulier. Exemplaire recouvert d’une patine grise et présentant de petites concrétions au revers
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + IOHANNESX MARCHIO, (PONCTUATION PAR DEUX SAUTOIRS SUPERPOSÉS).
Obverse description : Bande verticale chargée de trois alérions dans un quadrilobe.
Obverse translation : (Jean...).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + DVXX LOTH-ORINGIE.
Reverse description : Épée en pal, coupant la légende, accostée de deux aigles.
Reverse translation : (Duc de Lorraine).
Commentary
Monnaie de la plus grande rareté absente de bon nombre de collections.
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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