bfe_1068414 - FRANCHE-COMTÉ - ARCHBISHOPRIC OF BESANÇON - ANONYMOUS Denier anonyme ou estévenant
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Price : 40.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2026)
Price : 40.00 €
Type : Denier anonyme ou estévenant
Date: 1180-1225
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Besançon
Metal : silver
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 0,87 g.
Coments on the condition:
Denier frappé sur un flan irrégulier. Présence de faiblesses de frappe et usures. Patine sombre hétérogène
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : PTHO[MA]RTIR, (LÉGENDE COMMENÇANT À 7 HEURES).
Obverse description : Dextre bénissante, légende commençant à 6 heures.
Obverse translation : (Protomartyr).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + [B]ISV[N]T[I]V[M].
Reverse description : Croix.
Reverse translation : (Besançon).
Historical background
FRANCHE-COMTÉ - ARCHBISHOPRIC OF BESANÇON - ANONYMOUS
(late 12th century - early 13th century)
Charles II the Bald granted the right to mint coins to Bishop Arduic. The workshop was established near the Black Gate (Porta Nigra). Frederick II of Hohenstaufen (1197-1250) confirmed this monetary right on April 26, 1220. The name estévenant came from Saint-Étienne. This type of coin appeared in the 11th century and was struck until the 14th century and widely imitated (Metz, Arles).
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