Live auction - bfe_946478 - LORRAINE - DUCHY OF LORRAINE - JOHN I Gros
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| Estimate : | 2 000 € |
| Price : | 1 400 € |
| Maximum bid : | 1 400 € |
| End of the sale : | 24 September 2024 17:40:59 |
| bidders : | 4 bidders |
Type : Gros
Date: c. 1352-1360
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Nancy
Metal : silver
Diameter : 26,5 mm
Orientation dies : 5 h.
Weight : 2,61 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Ce gros est frappé sur un flan large et légèrement irrégulier. Monnaie recouverte d’une légère patine grise. Petite tache sur l’écu de Lorraine
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : *IOH’ES* DVX* - .LOT MARCH’, (PONCTUATION PAR DEUX ROSES SUPERPOSÉES).
Obverse description : Écu de Lorraine penché et sommé d’un heaume couronné timbré d’une aigle essorante.
Obverse translation : (Jean, duc...).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + MONETA* FCA: -*IN* NANCEY, (PONCTUATION PAR DEUX ROSES SUPERPOSÉES).
Reverse description : Épée en pal accosté de deux écus de Lorraine.
Reverse translation : (Monnaie frappée à Nancy).
Commentary
Monnaie particulièrement rare 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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