bfe_250294 - BURGUNDY - DUCHY OF BOURGUNDY - HUGH III Denier

BURGUNDY - DUCHY OF BOURGUNDY - HUGH III Denier XF

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Item sold on our e-shop (2011)
Price : 120.00 €

Type : Denier

Date: n.d.

Mint name / Town : Dijon

Metal : silver

Diameter : 17,5 mm

Orientation dies : 7 h.

Weight : 0,98 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Ce denier est frappé sur un flan régulier et est recouvert d’une patine grise. Exemplaire présentant une faiblesse de frappe au niveau du motif central du droit

Catalogue references :

Bd.1211 (2 f.) - PA.5677 var. (130/12 var.) - Dumas6/2-2 var.

Obverse

Obverse legend : + VGO DVX BVRG:DIE, (TROIS ANNELETS SUPERPOSÉS ENTRE BVRG ET DIE, O LONGS).

Obverse description : Anille surmontée d'un besant ; au-dessous annelet entre deux billettes.

Obverse translation : (Hugues, duc de Bourgogne).

Reverse

Reverse legend : + DIVIONENSIS, (PREMIER S RÉTROGRADE, O LONGS).

Reverse description : Croix.

Reverse translation : (Dijon).

Commentary

Rare variété avec O longs au droit et au revers.

Historical background

BURGUNDY - DUCHY OF BOURGUNDY - HUGH III

(1162-1192)

Son of Eudes II and Marie de Champagne, Hugues III took the title of duke on the death of his father in 1162. However, too young to govern, he was placed under the guardianship of his mother. In 1171, Hugues III left for the Holy Land and founded the Sainte-Chapelle in Dijon. In 1174, he went to war against the Count of Nevers and was taken prisoner before being released. In 1186, Philippe Auguste came to Burgundy to put an end to the vexations that the duke inflicted on the churches. He left with Eudes, the eldest son of Hugues III. In 1190, Hugues III left for the Holy Land a second time alongside Philippe Auguste, leaving the administration of the duchy to his son Eudes. He died in Tire in 1192, and his son Eudes succeeded him at the head of the duchy under the name of Eudes III (1193-1218).