Live auction - bfe_499006 - LORRAINE - BISHOPRIC OF METZ - THIERRY II, 49th bishop Denier
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| Estimate : | 350 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 30 October 2018 16:17:03 |
Type : Denier
Date: (c. 1014-1047)
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Metz
Metal : billon
Diameter : 18 mm
Weight : 1,20 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier est frappé sur un flan irrégulier et est décentré. Exemplaire présentant des faiblesses de frappe
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : [+ DEODERICVS].
Obverse description : Croix cantonnée de quatre besants.
Obverse translation : (Thierry).
Reverse
Reverse legend : [...]DIOMA[...].
Reverse description : Temple sommé d’un fronton arrondis cantonné de besant.
Reverse translation : (Metz).
Historical background
LORRAINE - BISHOPRIC OF METZ - THIERRY II, 49th bishop
(1005-1047)
Thierry II of Luxembourg, 49th Bishop of Metz, was the brother-in-law of Henry II who became King of Germania on the death of Otho III. Henry becomes Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in 1014 and dies in 1024. After his death, he will be sanctified.
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