Live auction - bca_933512 - LOTHAIR Denier

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bca_933512

1074

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Type : Denier

Date: c. 960-980

Date: n.d.

Mint name / Town : Bourges

Metal : silver

Diameter : 20 mm

Orientation dies : 5 h.

Weight : 1,19 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Denier frappé sur un flan large et irrégulier. Patine foncée

Catalogue references :

G.9 (57/9) - Prou.755 - MG.1672 var. et 1674 var. - N.7

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.