Live auction - bca_933735 - LOTHAIR Denier
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Estimate : | 380 € |
Price : | 220 € |
Maximum bid : | 220 € |
End of the sale : | 09 July 2024 16:05:25 |
bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Denier
Date: c. 960-980
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Bourges
Metal : silver
Diameter : 20 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 1,17 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Denier frappé sur un flan un peu court et irrégulier. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + LOTERIVS REX.
Obverse description : Croix.
Obverse translation : (Lothaire, roi).
Reverse
Reverse legend : BITVRICES CIVITAS.
Reverse description : Temple tétrastyle avec un fronton triangulaire sommé d'une croisette coupant la légende en haut, portant en cœur une croisette posée sur deux degrés.
Reverse translation : (Cité de Bourges).
Commentary
Ce type reprend celui à la légende XPISTIANA RELIGIO introduit dans le monnayage carolingien par Charlemagne et largement diffusé sous Louis le Pieux. Ce type a été immobilisé à Bourges.