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Live auction - bfe_911105 - LORRAINE - HOLY EMPIRE AND BISHOPRIC OF METZ - THIERRY II AND HENRI II, 49th bishop Denier

LORRAINE - HOLY EMPIRE AND BISHOPRIC OF METZ - THIERRY II AND HENRI II, 49th bishop Denier XF/VF
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Estimate : 280 €
Price : no bid
Maximum bid : no bid
End of the sale : 09 April 2024 16:58:44
Type : Denier
Date: c. 1006-1014
Mint name / Town : Metz
Metal : billon
Diameter : 22 mm
Orientation dies : 7 h.
Weight : 1,30 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier est frappé sur un flan assez large et irrégulier. Comme la plupart des deniers de cette période, il présente des faiblesses de frappe si bien qu’une partie des légendes est illisible. Monnaie recouverte d’une patine grise hétérogène
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Denier provenant de la vente CGB MONNAIES XXII, n° 840

Obverse


Obverse legend : + [D]EOD[ERI]CVS [P]RE[S]V.
Obverse description : Croix cantonnée de quatre besants.
Obverse translation : (Thierry, évêque).

Reverse


Reverse legend : [H]INR[IC]VS [RE]X [MET].
Reverse description : Temple tétrastyle surmonté d'un fronton triangulaire, posé sur un degré ; le temple orné d'une croisette.
Reverse translation : (Henri, roi de Metz).

Historical background


LORRAINE - HOLY EMPIRE AND BISHOPRIC OF METZ - THIERRY II AND HENRI II, 49th bishop

(1014-1024)

Thierry II of Luxembourg, 49th Bishop of Metz, was the brother-in-law of Henry II who became King of Germania on the death of Otho III. Henry becomes Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in 1014 and dies in 1024. After his death, he will be sanctified.

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