Live auction - bry_1053341 - SPANIA - PRINCIPALITY OF CATALONIA - LOUIS XIII Sizain 1641 Tarrega
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Live starting : Type : Sizain
Date: 1641
Mint name / Town : Tarrega
Metal : copper
Diameter : 22 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 5,25 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Ce sizain est frappé sur un flan large et régulier avec un décentrage au droit. Patine marron. Reliefs nets pour ce rare type monétaire
Predigree :
Monnaie n° 161 de la collection Jean-Claude Ungar, p. 109
Obverse
Obverse legend : LVD. XIII. D. G. R. F[. ET. C].
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Louis XIII à droite.
Obverse translation : (Louis XIII, roi de France et comte).
Reverse
Reverse legend : VILLA T/A/RREG 1641.
Reverse description : écu losangé de la cité brochant sur la croix de sainte Eulalie.
Reverse translation : (Ville de Tarrega, 1641).
Historical background
SPANIA - PRINCIPALITY OF CATALONIA - LOUIS XIII
(1640-1643)
On December 16, 1640, the Catalans revolted against their suzerain, Philip IV of Spain (1621-1665), and called on the French to help them. Louis XIII takes the title of Count of Barcelona, the French invade Roussillon in September 1642 and take Perpignan on September 9.
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