Live auction - bfe_1013620 - CAMBRÉSIS - BISHOPRIC OF CAMBRAI - NICHOLAS OF FONTAINES called NICHOLAS III (51th BISHOP) Petit gros
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| Starting price : | 180 € |
| Estimate : | 300 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 13 May 2025 17:00:27 |
Type : Petit gros
Date: c. 1250
Date: s.m.
Mint name / Town : Cambrai
Metal : silver
Diameter : 22 mm
Orientation dies : 4 h.
Weight : 2,32 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Ce petit gros est frappé sur un flan voilé et présente des faiblesses de frappe. Patine grise. Défaut de métal sur la mitre
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + NICHOLAVS: EPISCHOPVS.
Obverse description : Buste de face mitré de l'évêque Nicolas III.
Obverse translation : (Nicolas, évêque).
Reverse
Reverse legend : CA - ME - RA - CV ; LÉGENDE EXTÉRIEURE : + AVE MARIA GRATIA PLENA.
Reverse description : Croix évidée coupant la légende intérieure, cantonnée de quatre groupes de trois points posés en triangle.
Reverse translation : (Cambrai ; Je vous salue, Marie, pleine de grâce).
Historical background
CAMBRÉSIS - BISHOPRIC OF CAMBRAI - NICHOLAS OF FONTAINES called NICHOLAS III (51th BISHOP)
(1248-1272)
Nicolas III was elected bishop of Cambrai in 1248. He succeeded Gui de Laon (1238-1248) and died in 1272, leaving the bishopric to Enguerrand de Créqui (1273-1292).
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