bfe_321627 - LORRAINE - HOLY EMPIRE AND BISHOPRIC OF METZ - THIERRY II AND HENRI II, 49th bishop Denier
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Item sold on our e-shop (2014)
Price : 100.00 €
Type : Denier
Date: c. 1006-1014
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Metz
Metal : billon
Diameter : 21,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,40 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Flan large. Exemplaire de bon poids. Frappe fruste comme sur la plupart des exemplaires répertoriés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + DEO[DERICVS E]PS.
Obverse description : Croix cantonnée de quatre besants.
Obverse translation : (Thierry, évêque).
Reverse
Reverse legend : HE[INRICV]S.
Reverse description : Temple tétrastyle surmonté d'un fronton triangulaire, posé sur un degré ; le temple orné d'une croisette.
Reverse translation : (Henri, roi de Metz).
Historical background
LORRAINE - HOLY EMPIRE AND BISHOPRIC OF METZ - THIERRY II AND HENRI II, 49th bishop
(1014-1024)
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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