E-auction 158-96313 - fwo_390200 - BOHEMIA - KINGDOM OF BOHEMIA - JOHN I THE BLIND Gros de Prague n.d. Prague

BOHEMIA - KINGDOM OF BOHEMIA - JOHN I THE BLIND Gros de Prague n.d. Prague XF

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Estimate :	70 €
Price :	28 €
Maximum bid :	30 €
End of the sale :	25 April 2016 17:39:30
bidders :	4 bidders

Type : Gros de Prague

Date: c. 1320

Date: n.d.

Mint name / Town : Prague

Metal : silver

Diameter : 28,5 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 3,48 g.

Catalogue references :

Caste.n° 9 p. 9

Obverse

Obverse legend : + IOHANNES° PRIMVS (PONCTUATION PAR DEUX ANNELETS SUPERPOSÉS) ; LÉGENDE EXTÉRIEURE : + DEI (DEUX ANNELETS) GRATIA (TRÈFLE) REX (DEUX ANNELETS) BOEMIE.

Obverse description : Couronne fleurdelisée.

Obverse translation : (Jean premier, par la grâce de Dieu, roi de Bohême).

Reverse

Reverse legend : *+* GROSSI . PRAGENSES.

Reverse description : Lion couronné passant à gauche, à queue bifide.

Reverse translation : (Gros de Prague).

Commentary

Le gros de Prague fut créé par Wenceslas II (1278-1305), roi de Bohême et de Pologne. Au moment de son émission il vaut 12 pfennigs et s'appelle un "Pragergroschen". Ils sont frappés en Bohême par des artistes italiens que Wenceslas a fait venir. Ces gros sont d'abord imités en Misnie, puis dans toute l'Allemagne. La frappe a dû commencer vers 1280. Jean est roi de Bohême en 1310 et continue cette fabrication de gros de Prague.
The Prague gros was created by Wenceslas II (1278-1305), King of Bohemia and Poland. At the time of its issue, it was worth 12 pfennigs and was called a \\\"Pragergroschen.\\\" They were minted in Bohemia by Italian artists brought over by Wenceslas. These gros were first imitated in Misnia, then throughout Germany. Minting must have begun around 1280. John was King of Bohemia in 1310 and continued the production of Prague gros.