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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 :

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.

Historical background


LOUIS THE BLIND, KING OF PROVENCE

(890-929)

Louis, the son of Boson, recovers Provence in 890. For more than ten years he will be the unfortunate competitor of Béranger who ends up blinding his opponent in 905. Louis the Blind retires to Provence where he dies in 929.

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