bfe_363182 - CHAMPAGNE - COUNTY OF PROVINS - HENRY II Denier ou provinois

CHAMPAGNE - COUNTY OF PROVINS - HENRY II Denier ou provinois XF

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Price : 110.00 €

Type : Denier ou provinois

Date: n.d.

Mint name / Town : Provins

Metal : silver

Diameter : 20 mm

Orientation dies : 9 h.

Weight : 1,12 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Ce denier est frappé sur un flan très large présentant de petites faiblesses de frappe. Exemplaire recouvert d’une patine grise. La croix du droit apparaît en négatif au revers

Catalogue references :

Bd.- - PA.5972

Predigree :

Cet exemplaire provient de la collection R. Chevallier (1922-2015)

Obverse

Obverse legend : + HENRI COMES.

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 PRVVINS.

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.