Live auction - bca_1036479 - LOUIS THE PIOUS Obole à la légende chrétienne
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| Estimate : | 450 € |
| Price : | 230 € |
| Maximum bid : | 255 € |
| End of the sale : | 21 October 2025 15:39:07 |
| bidders : | 3 bidders |
Type : Obole à la légende chrétienne
Date: c. 822-840
Date: s.m.
Mint name / Town : Atelier indéterminé
Metal : silver
Diameter : 14 mm
Orientation dies : 4 h.
Weight : 0,87 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Obole frappée sur un flan large et assez régulier. Patine hétérogène et petite rayure sur le revers à 3 heures. Hauts reliefs biens venus à la frappe
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + HLVDOVVICVS IMP.
Obverse description : Croix cantonnée de quatre besants.
Obverse translation : (Louis empereur).
Reverse
Reverse legend : XPISTIANA RELICIO.
Reverse description : Temple tétrastyle avec un fronton triangulaire sommé d'une croisette, une croix au centre posée sur deux degrés.
Reverse translation : (Religion chrétienne).
Historical background
LOUIS THE PIOUS
(01/25/814-06/20/840)
Louis, who had been king of Aquitaine since 781, became emperor without issue on the death of his father in 814, the only surviving legitimate son. In the first part of his reign, until the year 829, he continued the work of his father and his coinage. The birth of Charles from a second marriage in 823 with Judith of Bavaria will bring his other sons, Lothair, Pepin and Louis to revolt against him. He was dethroned twice in 830 and 833 and the kingdom remained divided until his death in 840.
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