bfe_1048589 - ALSACE - CITY OF STRASBOURG Denier
200.00 €(Approx. 234.00$ | 174.00£)
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Type : Denier
Date: (c. 1150-1170)
Date: s.m.
Metal : silver
Diameter : 16,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 0,58 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier est frappé sur un flan large et irrégulier recouvert d’une patine grise. Monnaie présentant quelques faiblesses de frappe
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Obverse
Obverse description : Buste de l’évêque à gauche tenant une croix de sa main droite et une crosse de sa main gauche.
Reverse
Reverse description : Un édifice religieux avec une porte accostée de deux tours encadrant un clocher sommé d’une croix.
Historical background
ALSACE - CITY OF STRASBOURG
(12th century)
At the time of the dissolution of the Carolingian Empire, Alsace was included in Lotharingia in 843 then fell to Louis the German in 870. In 925, it was attached to the Duchy of Swabia by Henri l'Oiseleur. In the 13th century, the Habsburgs appropriated Upper Alsace. In the 14th century, the authority of the bishops of Strasbourg was reduced to Lower Alsace. The Reformation was introduced in Strasbourg in 1529.
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