Live auction - bca_681210 - LOTHAIR Denier

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Estimate :	1 500 €
Price :	850 €
Maximum bid :	850 €
End of the sale :	07 December 2021 16:16:11
bidders :	1 bidder

Type : Denier

Date: c. 954-986

Mint name / Town : Troyes

Metal : silver

Diameter : 21,5 mm

Orientation dies : 11 h.

Weight : 1,44 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Ce denier est frappé sur un flan large et légèrement irrégulier. Exemplaire recouvert d’une patine grise de médaillier

Catalogue references :

G. (57/15) - Prou.- - MG.- - N.17 p. 127

Obverse

Obverse legend : + LOHAPII PEX.

Obverse description : Tête barbue du roi à gauche.

Obverse translation : (Lothaire, roi).

Reverse

Reverse legend : + GRACIA D[...]I.

Reverse description : Croix cantonnée de quatre besants.

Reverse translation : (Herbert, comte).

Commentary

Ce type de denier, sans nom d’atelier, est classé à Troyes par rapprochement avec les proches deniers à la tête de Lothaire portant au revers le nom du comte Herbert (HERIBERTVS CO).