Live auction - bfe_365706 - LORRAINE - BISHOPRIC OF METZ - ADALBERO IV Denier

LORRAINE - BISHOPRIC OF METZ - ADALBERO IV Denier AU

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Estimate :	500 €
Price :	550 €
Maximum bid :	1 617 €
End of the sale :	29 September 2015 16:51:39
bidders :	2 bidders

Type : Denier

Date: c. 1104-1115

Mint name / Town : Metz

Metal : silver

Diameter : 16,5 mm

Orientation dies : 1 h.

Weight : 0,90 g.

Rarity : R3

Coments on the condition:

Ce denier est frappé sur un flan très large et régulier. Exemplaire présentant d’infimes faiblesses de frappe

Catalogue references :

Bd.- - Flon.n° 1-2 p. 194

Obverse

Obverse legend : + ADELBERO EPS.

Obverse description : Main bénissante tenant une crosse ; trois étoiles dans le champ.

Obverse translation : (Adalbéron, évêque).

Reverse

Reverse legend : S STEPHANVS.

Reverse description : Saint-Étienne nimbé, agenouillé à droite.

Reverse translation : (Saint-Étienne).

Commentary

Type monétaire particulièrement rare illustré dans l’ouvrage de Domnique Flon par un dessin.
Particularly rare monetary type illustrated in Dominique Flon's work by a drawing