v22_0888 - CHAMPAGNE - COUNTY OF PROVINS - HENRY II Obole ou demi-provinois
MONNAIES 22 (2005)
Starting price : 60.00 €
Estimate : 110.00 €
Realised price : 87.00 €
Number of bids : 2
Maximum bid : 93.00 €
Starting price : 60.00 €
Estimate : 110.00 €
Realised price : 87.00 €
Number of bids : 2
Maximum bid : 93.00 €
Type : Obole ou demi-provinois
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Provins
Metal : silver
Diameter : 14 mm
Orientation dies : 7 h.
Weight : 0,44 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Cette obole est frappée sur un flan assez large et irrégulier. Exemplaire présentant des reliefs plus nets au droit qu’au revers et recouvert d’une patine grise hétérogène
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + HENRI COMES.
Obverse description : Croix cantonnée aux 1 et 4 d'un besant, au 2 d’un oméga, au 3 d’un alpha.
Obverse translation : (Henri comte).
Reverse
Reverse legend : [+ PRVVINS] CASTR[I] (LÉGENDE COMMENÇANT À 3 HEURES).
Reverse description : Peigne champenois surmonté d'une V entre deux annelets.
Reverse translation : (Château de Provins).
Historical background
CHAMPAGNE - COUNTY OF PROVINS - HENRY II
(1180-1197)
In the 12th century, Provins was a prosperous town thanks to the Champagne fairs which allowed Flemish and Italian merchants to meet and trade with all of Europe. Thibaut II (1125-1152) traveled to the Holy Land. Hugues de Payns created the Order of the Temple in 1125, which was consecrated at the Council of Troyes in 1128. Henri I succeeded Thibaut (1152-1180), then Henri II. After the short reign of Thibaut III (1197-1201), it was the very long reign of Thibaut IV (1201-1253) that enriched Provins. Often opposed to the King of France, the counts of Troyes and Sens are powerful and turbulent neighbors. Thibaut IV becomes king of Navarre (1234-1253). Thibaut V (1253-1270) on dying leaves only one daughter, Jeanne (1274-1305), who marries the future Philippe IV le Bel. Champagne was definitively attached to the kingdom in 1361.
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