fjt_015548 - LORRAINE - CITY OF METZ PIERRE DE RISSAN, échevin de Metz 1703
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Item sold on our e-shop (2010)
Price : 35.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2010)
Price : 35.00 €
Type : PIERRE DE RISSAN, échevin de Metz
Date: 1703
Metal : red copper
Diameter : 27 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Edge : lisse
Rarity : R1
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : P DE RISSAN M ESCHEVIN DE METZ 1703.
Obverse description : Armes de Metz ; 1703.
Reverse
Reverse legend : SECVRITAS PVBLICA.
Reverse description : Armes de P. de Rissan.
Reverse translation : La sécurité publique.
Commentary
Curieusement, la tranche de cet exemplaire a été relevée artificiellement à l’époque (la patine est identique partout).
Curiously, the edge of this example was artificially raised at the time (the patina is identical everywhere)
Curiously, the edge of this example was artificially raised at the time (the patina is identical everywhere)
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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