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