Live auction - bfe_1043611 - BOURBONNAIS - PRIORSHIP OF SOUVIGNY AND LORDS OF BOURBON - ARCHAMBAULT VII Denier
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| Estimate : | 500 € |
| Price : | 250 € |
| Maximum bid : | 570 € |
| End of the sale : | 26 August 2025 16:16:53 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Denier
Date: c. 1243-1249
Date: s.m.
Mint name / Town : Souvigny
Metal : billon
Millesimal fineness : 292 ‰
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 1 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Denier frappé sur un flan large et assez régulier. Quelques faiblesses de frappe et chocs sur la tranche. Légère patine grise marron. Taches noires
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : SCS MAIOLVS, (LÉGENDE COMMENÇANT À 7 HEURES).
Obverse description : Buste mitré vu de face avec la crosse à gauche ; au-dessus, une fasce sommée de deux coquilles.
Obverse translation : (Saint Mayeul).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + DE SILVINIACO.
Reverse description : Croix cantonnée au 2 d’un croissant.
Reverse translation : (De Souvigny).
Historical background
BOURBONNAIS - PRIORSHIP OF SOUVIGNY AND LORDS OF BOURBON - ARCHAMBAULT VII
(1243-1249)
In 916, the Lord of Bourbon donated Souvigny to the Abbey of Cluny, which arrogated to itself the right to mint coins, a right it did not have, and had it confirmed in 1058 by Pope Stephen IX ( 1057-1058). Coinage begins around 1080 and is mentioned in records from 1095. Coinage is divided into 8 periods: 1) 1080-1213, anonymous coinage; 2) 1213-1216, coinage between Guy de Dampierre and the prior Hugues; 3) 1216-1243, coinage of priors alone; 4) 1243-1249, associated coinage of Bourbon and Souvigny; 5) 1249-1262, return to Souvigny coinage only; 6) 1262-1268, coinage of Souvigny, Jean de Bourgogne and Agnès; 7) 1268-1272, Souvigny coinage alone; 8) since 1272, new pariage between Souvigny and the lords of Bourbon. Souvigny is still mentioned in the ordinance of 1315. Philippe V the Long bought the coin from his cousin Louis de Clermont in 1321.
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