Live auction - bfe_520842 - AQUITAINE - DUCHY OF AQUITAINE - EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE Léopard d'or

AQUITAINE - DUCHY OF AQUITAINE - EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE Léopard d or AU

You must signin and be an approved bidder to bid, LOGIN TO BID. Accounts are subject to approval and the approval process takes place within 48 hours. Do not wait until the day a sale closes to register. Clicking on "BID" constitutes acceptance of the terms of use of cgb.fr private live auctions. Bids must be placed in whole Euro amounts only. The sale will start closing at the time stated on the item description; any bids received at the site after the closing time will not be executed. Transmission times may vary and bids could be rejected if you wait until the last second. For further information check the Live auction FAQ

All winning bids are subject to a 18% buyer’s fee.

Estimate :	12 000 €
Price :	7 000 €
Maximum bid :	7 000 €
End of the sale :	03 December 2019 16:52:11
bidders :	1 bidder

Type : Léopard d'or

Date: s.d.

Mint name / Town : Atelier indéterminé

Metal : gold

Millesimal fineness : 972 ‰

Diameter : 28,5 mm

Orientation dies : 2 h.

Weight : 3,46 g.

Rarity : R3

Coments on the condition:

Ce léopard d’or est frappé sur un flan large, légèrement irrégulier et voilé. Reliefs nets sur les deux faces. Petit choc à 8 heures au droit

Catalogue references :

Bd.505 (60 f.) - PA.3070 (pl. 64/10) - E.39a - Elias65 - W.43B (2/a)

Obverse

Obverse legend : + ED’X PMOX GNISX REGISX ANGLIEX PNCEPSX AQITANI, (PONCTUATION PAR DEUX SAUTOIRS SUPERPOSÉS).

Obverse description : Léopard couronné, à grande couronne, la tête de face passant à gauche, la patte droite levée, la queue relevée dans un polylobe, cantonné quatrefeuilles.

Reverse

Reverse legend : + XP’CX VINCITX XP’CX REGNATX XP’CX IMPERAT., (PONCTUATION PAR DEUX SAUTOIRS SUPERPOSÉS).

Reverse description : Croix fleuronnée, cantonnée de quatre léopards passant couronnés, dans un polylobe anglé, accosté de huit quadrilobes évidés.

Reverse translation : (Le Christ vainc, le Christ règne, le Christ commande).

Commentary

Ce léopard d’or, sans lettre d’atelier comme tous ceux du Prince Noir, a probablement été frappé à Bordeaux.

Historical background

AQUITAINE - DUCHY OF AQUITAINE - EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE

(1362-1372)

Edward the Black Prince (1330-1376) was the eldest son of Edward III Plantagenet and Philippa of Hainaut. He cut his teeth at the battle of Crécy in 1346 where he was strongly impressed by the chivalrous attitude of John the Blind, King of Bohemia, who preferred to die rather than bear the dishonor of defeat. He will take as heraldic arms ostrich feathers which the King of Bohemia already wore. Edward the Black Prince is in Aquitaine in 1355 and begins a ride in Poitou the following year. He crushes the French at Poitiers and takes King Jean le Bon prisoner. By the Treaty of Brétigny in May 1360, the independence of Aquitaine was confirmed. Edward was its first prince from 1362. He arrived in Bordeaux in 1363. The war resumed with France in 1369. After the first English defeats in Aquitaine, the Black Prince returned to England in 1371 and, the following year, renounce his principality. He died in 1376. His father Edward III died the following year. It is Richard II, son of the Black Prince, who ascends the throne.