v12_0900 - SPANIA - PRINCIPALITY OF CATALONIA - LOUIS XIII Denier 1642 Vich
MONNAIES 12 (2001)
Starting price : 60.98 €
Estimate : 121.96 €
Realised price : 60.98 €
Starting price : 60.98 €
Estimate : 121.96 €
Realised price : 60.98 €
Type : Denier
Date: 1642
Mint name / Town : Vich
Metal : copper
Diameter : 16 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,44 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier est frappé sur un flan irrégulier et légèrement concave. Les reliefs sont un peu plus nets au droit qu’au revers
Obverse
Obverse legend : + LVDV[. D. G.] R. FRANC..
Obverse description : Buste lauré, drapé et cuirassé à droite vu de trois quarts en avant.
Obverse translation : (Louis, par la grâce de Dieu, roi de France).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + CIVITAS. [VICEN 164]2.
Reverse description : Écu losangé de Vich.
Reverse translation : (Cité de Vich).
Historical background
SPANIA - PRINCIPALITY OF CATALONIA - LOUIS XIII
(1640-1643)
On December 16, 1640, the Catalans revolted against their suzerain, Philip IV of Spain (1621-1665), and called on the French to help them. Louis XIII takes the title of Count of Barcelona, the French invade Roussillon in September 1642 and take Perpignan on September 9.
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