fjt_247341 - LORRAINE - CITY OF METZ ÉVECHÉ - SIÈGE VACANT 1697
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Price : 120.00 €
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Price : 120.00 €
Type : ÉVECHÉ - SIÈGE VACANT
Date: 1697
Metal : red copper
Diameter : 26 mm
Orientation dies : 5 h.
Edge : lisse
Rarity : R2
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : CAPITVLO. METEN. ADMINIST. SEDE. VACANTE. 1697.
Obverse description : Les armes du chapitre de Metz.
Obverse translation : Administration du Chapitre de Metz le siège (de l’évèque) étant vacant.
Reverse
Reverse legend : SANCTVS STEPHANVS PROTOMARTIR.
Reverse description : Buste à mi-corps de Saint Etienne à gauche.
Commentary
Pour décrire ce jeton, Feuardent fait référence à la vente Robert, n° 729. Il ne signale pas l’orthographe de MARTIR mais donne MARTYR.
To describe this token, Feuardent refers to the Robert sale, no. 729. He does not report the spelling of MARTIR but gives MARTYR
To describe this token, Feuardent refers to the Robert sale, no. 729. He does not report the spelling of MARTIR but gives MARTYR
Historical background
LORRAINE - CITY OF METZ
1563-1619
Saint Stephen is always represented with one or more stones because he was stoned, becoming the first martyr after Christ. The political situation changed in Metz in the 16th century; freed from the tutelage of the bishop, the city is now administered by the citizens. Henri II seized the Three Bishoprics in 1552, which were confirmed to him by the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis in 1559, but Metz would not be definitively integrated into the kingdom until after the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Municipal coinage ceased in 1661.
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