Live auction - bca_546175 - LOUIS III Denier
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| Estimate : | 1 500 € |
| Price : | 1 760 € |
| Maximum bid : | 1 800 € |
| End of the sale : | 10 September 2019 16:15:33 |
| bidders : | 3 bidders |
Type : Denier
Date: c. 879-882
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Blois
Metal : silver
Diameter : 19,5 mm
Orientation dies : 7 h.
Weight : 1,58 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier est frappé sur un flan irrégulier et assez large. Exemplaire recouvert d’une patine de médaillier hétérogène
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + MISERICORDIA DI REX, (LÉGENDE COMMENÇANT À 9 HEURES).
Obverse description : Monogramme de Louis (LVDOVICVS).
Obverse translation : (Louis miséricordieux par la grâce de Dieu).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + BLESIANIS CASTRO, (O LOSANGÉ).
Reverse description : Croix.
Reverse translation : (Château de Blois).
Commentary
Monnaie rare pour Blois dont Georges Depeyrot ne recense que 5 exemplaires étudiés dont 2 exemplaires se trouvant dans le trésor de Montrieux-en-Sologne (887-898).
Historical background
LOUIS III
(879-882)
Louis III was declared sole heir to the kingdom by his father Louis II le Bègue, who, dying, sent him the crown, the scepter and the royal sword to Autun. This choice triggered many protests, so that the crown was offered to Louis of Saxony, King of Germany. The latter accepts it at first, refuses it before changing his mind. Louis III and his brother Carloman were quickly crowned by the Archbishop of Sens Ansegise. On October 15, 879, Boson had himself crowned king at Arles. Louis committed his troops alongside his brother to overthrow Boson. Burgundy submits and the city of Vienne is besieged. Louis III must go to Neustria to counter the Norman invasions. In 881, he won a victory at Saucourt-en-Vimeu, near Abeville. Louis III died in August 882 in Saint-Denis.
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