v16_0766 - NIVERNAIS - COUNTY OF NEVERS - MAHAUT II Denier
MONNAIES 16 (2002)
Starting price : 55.00 €
Estimate : 85.00 €
Realised price : 55.00 €
Starting price : 55.00 €
Estimate : 85.00 €
Realised price : 55.00 €
Type : Denier
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Nevers
Metal : silver
Diameter : 18,5 mm
Orientation dies : 11 h.
Weight : 1,02 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier est frappé sur un flan assez large laissant apparaître une bonne partie des grènetis extérieurs. Une patine foncée recouvre les deux faces de cet exemplaire. La croix du revers apparaît légèrement en négatif au droit
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + M. COMITISSA, (LÉGENDE COMMENÇANT À 9 HEURES).
Obverse description : Fasce accompagnée en chef d’un lis, en pointe de deux étoiles à six rais.
Obverse translation : (Mahaut comtesse).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + NIVERNIS CIVIT.
Reverse description : Croix.
Reverse translation : (Cité de Nevers).
Historical background
NIVERNAIS - COUNTY OF NEVERS - MAHAUT II
(1257-1262)
After the death of Countess Yolande, her daughter Mahaut inherited the county of Nevers. Since 1247, Mahaut had been married to Eudes, son of the Duke of Burgundy Hugues IV. His sister, Agnès, shared the Bourbonnais. From her marriage to Eudes, Mahaut had three daughters: Yolande who inherited the county of Nevers on the death of her mother (1262), Marguerite who had the county of Tonnerre and finally Alix who had the county of Auxerre. From 1262 to 1267, Eudes administered the county of Nevers.
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