E-auction 706-775100 - CHAMPAGNE - COUNTY OF PROVINS - HENRY II Denier ou provinois
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Type : Denier ou provinois
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Provins
Metal : silver
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 1,16 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Denier frappé sur un flan irrégulier. Usures et faiblesses de frappe sur les deux faces. Quelques chocs sur la tranche. Patine sombre homogène. Reliefs nets
Obverse
Obverse legend : + [H]ENRI C[O]MES.
Obverse description : Croix cantonnée au 2 de l’oméga, au 3 de l’alpha et aux 1 et 4 d’un besant.
Obverse translation : (Henri comte).
Reverse
Reverse legend : CASTRI [P]RVVINS (LÉGENDE COMMENÇANT À 9 HEURES).
Reverse description : Peigne ; au dessus un V accosté de deux croissants.
Reverse translation : (Château de Provins).
Historical background
CHAMPAGNE - COUNTY OF PROVINS - HENRY II
(1180-1197)
In the 12th century, Provins was a prosperous town thanks to the Champagne fairs which allowed Flemish and Italian merchants to meet and trade with all of Europe. Thibaut II (1125-1152) traveled to the Holy Land. Hugues de Payns created the Order of the Temple in 1125, which was consecrated at the Council of Troyes in 1128. Henri I succeeded Thibaut (1152-1180), then Henri II. After the short reign of Thibaut III (1197-1201), it was the very long reign of Thibaut IV (1201-1253) that enriched Provins. Often opposed to the King of France, the counts of Troyes and Sens are powerful and turbulent neighbors. Thibaut IV becomes king of Navarre (1234-1253). Thibaut V (1253-1270) on dying leaves only one daughter, Jeanne (1274-1305), who marries the future Philippe IV le Bel. Champagne was definitively attached to the kingdom in 1361.
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