Live auction - bca_1019244 - LOUIS THE BLIND, KING OF PROVENCE Denier

LOUIS THE BLIND, KING OF PROVENCE Denier XF

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Estimate :	5 000 €
Price :	no bid
Maximum bid :	no bid
End of the sale :	03 June 2025 16:17:00

Type : Denier

Date: c. 890-905

Date: s.m.

Mint name / Town : Arles

Metal : silver

Diameter : 21 mm

Orientation dies : 3 h.

Weight : 1,23 g.

Rarity : R3

Coments on the condition:

Ce denier est frappé sur un flan assez large, irrégulier et légèrement voilé. Monnaie recouverte d’une patine grise avec de petits manques de métal. Rayure à 1 heure au revers

Catalogue references :

G.- - Prou.- - MG.-

Obverse

Obverse legend : + HLVDOVVICVS, (LÉGENDE COMMENÇANT À 9 HEURES).

Obverse description : REX dans le champ.

Obverse translation : (Louis).

Reverse

Reverse legend : + ARELA CIVIS.

Reverse description : Croix.

Reverse translation : (CIté d’Arles).

Commentary

Denier de la plus grande rareté absente des principaux ouvrages de référence. Georges Depeyrot est le seul à mentionner un unique denier conservé à Montpellier et présentant 1,49 g. Celui-ci serait le deuxième connu.
A denier of the greatest rarity, absent from the main reference works. Georges Depeyrot is the only one to mention a single denier preserved in Montpellier and weighing 1.49 g. This would be the second known one