Live auction - bfe_1075931 - LORRAINE - CITY OF METZ Demi-gros

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Estimate :	200 €
Price :	100 €
Maximum bid :	100 €
End of the sale :	13 January 2026 17:31:03
bidders :	1 bidder

Type : Demi-gros

Date: 1654

Mint name / Town : Metz

Metal : silver

Diameter : 18,5 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 1 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Ce demi-gros est frappé sur un flan irrégulier et est recouvert d’une patine grise.

Catalogue references :

Bd.1661 (3 à 5 f.) - S.- - Flon.n° 4 ap. p. 750

Obverse

Obverse legend : (MAIN) S. STEPHA. - PROTH. M.

Obverse description : Saint Étienne à genoux à gauche, la tête nimbée et accostée de deux écussons, sous une main bénissante ; au-dessous, 1654.

Obverse translation : (Saint Étienne, protomartyr de Metz).

Reverse

Reverse legend : (FLEUR) SEMI GROSS. METEN. ; LÉGENDE EXTÉRIEURE (ROSE) SIT. NOM. DNI. NRI. IHV. XPI. BNDICT..

Reverse description : Croix cantonnée de quatre étoiles.

Reverse translation : (Demi-gros de Metz ; Béni soit le nom de notre seigneur Jésus Christ).

Commentary

Millésime mentionné d’après les archives, mentionné dans l’ouvrage Dominique Flon mais non retrouvé.
Vintage mentioned according to the archives, mentioned in the book by Dominique Flon but not found