Live auction - bfe_532794 - STRASBOURG - OTTO II OR III Denier

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Estimate :	1 000 €
Price :	520 €
Maximum bid :	600 €
End of the sale :	04 June 2019 17:44:24
bidders :	2 bidders

Type : Denier

Date: n.d.

Mint name / Town : Strasbourg

Metal : silver

Diameter : 17,5 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 1,12 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Ce denier est frappé sur un flan large, irrégulier et légèrement voilé. Exemplaire recouvert d’une patine grise présentant un fort tréflage au revers

Catalogue references :

Bd.- - Sal.38 p. 137

Obverse

Obverse legend : .OTTO. MACNA.

Obverse description : Croix.

Obverse translation : (Othon, empereur et auguste).

Reverse

Reverse legend : [STRAS/BVRG].

Reverse description : en deux lignes dans le champ.

Commentary

Le revers est si fortement tréflé que le nom de la ville de Strasbourg est difficilement lisible (et même incertain). Le droit correspond toutefois à des rares deniers de Strasbourg décrits par Bernd Kluge.

Historical background

STRASBOURG - OTTO II OR III

(961-983-1002)

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