Live auction - bfe_776607 - ANJOU - COUNTY OF ANJOU - JEAN SANS TERRE Obole

ANJOU - COUNTY OF ANJOU - JEAN SANS TERRE Obole VF

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Estimate :	900 €
Price :	no bid
Maximum bid :	no bid
End of the sale :	06 December 2022 18:20:34

Type : Obole

Date: c. 1199-1204

Date: n.d.

Mint name / Town : Angers

Metal : silver

Diameter : 15 mm

Orientation dies : 3 h.

Weight : 0,39 g.

Rarity : R3

Coments on the condition:

Cette obole est frappée sur un flan large et irrégulier. Exemplaire recouvert d’une patine grise sur lequel la croix du droit apparaît en négatif au revers

Catalogue references :

Bd.154 - PA.1514 (pl. 28/13) - L.720 (RRR)

Obverse

Obverse legend : + FVLCO COMES, (LÉGENDE COMMENÇANT À 9 HEURES).

Obverse description : Croix cantonnée au 3 d'un alpha, au 4 d'un oméga.

Obverse translation : (Foulques, comte).

Reverse

Reverse legend : + ANDECAVIS, (LÉGENDE COMMENÇANT À 3 HEURES).

Reverse description : Châtel tournois.

Reverse translation : (d'Angers).

Commentary

Dominique Legros classe ces rares oboles, reprenant le châtel tournois de Saint-Martin de Tours, à Jean sans Terre. Selon lui le nom de Foulques est immobilisé.
Dominique Legros classifies these rare obols, reclaiming the château tournois of Saint-Martin de Tours, as John Lackland. According to him, the name of Foulques is immobilized.