E-auction 143-82583 - bfe_328566 - TOURAINE - TOURS - ABBEY OF SAINT-MARTIN DE TOURS Denier
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| Estimate : | 150 € |
| Price : | 33 € |
| Maximum bid : | 44 € |
| End of the sale : | 11 January 2016 15:32:30 |
| bidders : | 8 bidders |
Type : Denier
Date: c. 1000-1050
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Tours
Metal : silver
Diameter : 22 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 1,29 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier est frappé sur un flan assez large et est recouvert d’une patine grise hétérogène. Exemplaire présentant quelques faiblesses de frappe
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + SCS MARTINVS.
Obverse description : Fronton de temple reposant sur deux degrés formé de quatre colonnes et contenant une croisette.
Obverse translation : (Saint-Martin).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + TVRONIS CIVITAS.
Reverse description : Croix.
Reverse translation : (Cité de Tours).
Historical background
TOURAINE - TOURS - ABBEY OF SAINT-MARTIN DE TOURS
(11th century)
The abbey of Saint-Martin was founded around 590. Feudal coinage began there at the end of the 10th century with the head of Saint-Martin as the monetary type. The count of Maine and Anjou, Henri Plantagenêt, seems to have been a lay abbot of Saint-Martin. Taking the pretext of the assassination of Arthur of Brittany in 1203, Philippe Auguste proclaimed in 1204 the clerk of all the possessions of Jean-sans-Terre, the assassin of the young Arthur, including Saint-Martin de Tours.
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