Live auction - bfe_946324 - NORMANDY - DUCHY OF NORMANDY - RICHARD I Denier
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| Estimate : | 5 000 € |
| Price : | 3 000 € |
| Maximum bid : | 3 500 € |
| End of the sale : | 24 September 2024 17:31:43 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Denier
Date: c. 927-942
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Rouen
Metal : silver
Diameter : 19,5 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 0,96 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier est frappé sur un flan irrégulier (manques de métal déjà absent au XIXe siècle) et présentant de hauts reliefs. Monnaie recouverte d’une patine grise
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Denier provenant du trésor de Soleure (Suisse) découvert en 1860 et non revu depuis cette date. La gravure de cet exemplaire est illustré dans l’ouvrage de Dominique Legros, n° 145, p. 103
Avec son certificat d’exportation n°249268 délivré par le Ministère français de la Culture
Obverse
Obverse legend : + VVILELMVS.
Obverse description : Croix cantonnée de quatre besants.
Obverse translation : (Guillaume).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + ROTOMA CIV.
Reverse description : Croix évidée au centre et cantonnée de quatre croissants.
Reverse translation : (Rouen).
Commentary
De longs débats eurent lieu au XIXe siècle au sujet du prénom Guillaume figurant au droit. Guillaume Longue-Épée, Guillaume le Conquérant. Benjamin Fillon en 1856, Etudes numismatiques, p. 159 a proposé d’y voir Guillaume comte d’Hyèmes, fils cadet de Richard Ier qui entra en révolte en 997 contre Richard II. La présence d’un autre exemplaire découvert dans le trésor de Terslev (Danemark), enfoui vers 960, a permis à Blanchet et Dieudonné de reclassé ce denier à Guillaume Longue-Épée. Un autre denier similaire (celui-ci) était conservé dans le dépôt monétaire découvert à Soleure caché vers 956-965 confirmant l’attribution de Blanchet et Dieudonné. Dominique Legros attribue également cette monnaie à Guillaume Longue-Épée (927-942). Voir également et en dernier lieu l’étude de Jens Moesgaard, BSFN, 1999, p. 143.
Long debates took place in the 19th century about the first name William appearing on the obverse. William Longsword, William the Conqueror. Benjamin Fillon in 1856, Numismatic Studies, p. 159 proposed to see William Count of Hyèmes, younger son of Richard I who entered into revolt in 997 against Richard II. The presence of another example discovered in the treasure of Terslev (Denmark), buried around 960, allowed Blanchet and Dieudonné to reclassify this denarius to William Longsword. Another similar denarius (this one) was kept in the monetary deposit discovered in Solothurn hidden around 956-965, confirming the attribution of Blanchet and Dieudonné. Dominique Legros also attributes this coin to William Longsword (927-942). See also and lastly the study by Jens Moesgaard, BSFN, 1999, p. 143
Long debates took place in the 19th century about the first name William appearing on the obverse. William Longsword, William the Conqueror. Benjamin Fillon in 1856, Numismatic Studies, p. 159 proposed to see William Count of Hyèmes, younger son of Richard I who entered into revolt in 997 against Richard II. The presence of another example discovered in the treasure of Terslev (Denmark), buried around 960, allowed Blanchet and Dieudonné to reclassify this denarius to William Longsword. Another similar denarius (this one) was kept in the monetary deposit discovered in Solothurn hidden around 956-965, confirming the attribution of Blanchet and Dieudonné. Dominique Legros also attributes this coin to William Longsword (927-942). See also and lastly the study by Jens Moesgaard, BSFN, 1999, p. 143







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