E-auction 180-113634 - fjt_251431 - METALLIC SERIES OF THE KINGS OF FRANCE Règne de CLOVIS - 5 - frappe Louis XVIII, lourde n.d.
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| Estimate : | 45 € |
| Price : | 46 € |
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| End of the sale : | 26 September 2016 18:09:00 |
| bidders : | 4 bidders |
Type : Règne de CLOVIS - 5 - frappe Louis XVIII, lourde
Date: n.d.
Metal : red copper
Diameter : 32 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 13,26 g.
Edge : cannelée
Rarity : R1
Obverse
Obverse legend : CLOVIS ROY DE FRANCE.
Obverse description : Buste imaginaire cuirassé et couronné à droite.
Reverse
Reverse legend : 5 - NÉ 466 - SUCCEDE 481 - PREMIER ROY CHRÊTIEN - LES VISIGOTHS VAINCUS - L’AQUITAINE SUBJUGÉE 507 - MORT 511 - PREMIERE RACE / P..
Reverse description : en neuf lignes.
Commentary
Clovis Ier (en francique Chlodwig ou Chlodowech, en latin Chlodovechus), né vers 466 et mort à Paris le 27 novembre 511, est roi des Francs saliens, puis roi de tous les Francs de 481 à 511.
Issu de la dynastie des Mérovingiens, il est le fils de Childéric Ier, roi des Francs saliens de Tournai, et de la reine Basine de Thuringe. Brillant chef militaire, il accroît considérablement le territoire du petit royaume des Francs saliens dont il hérite à la mort de son père pour unifier une grande partie des royaumes francs, repousser Alamans et Burgondes et annexer les territoires des Wisigoths dans le sud de la Gaule.
Le règne de Clovis est connu à travers la description qu'en fit l'évêque gallo-romain Grégoire de Tours, et dont l'Histoire des Francs est riche d'enseignements, bien que ce texte semble essentiellement à visée édifiante.
Pour la suite de sa biographie, voir http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clovis_Ier.
Clovis I (in Frankish Chlodwig or Chlodowech, in Latin Chlodovechus), born around 466 and died in Paris on November 27, 511, was king of the Salian Franks, then king of all the Franks from 481 to 511. From the Merovingian dynasty, he was the son of Childeric I, king of the Salian Franks of Tournai, and Queen Basine of Thuringia. A brilliant military leader, he considerably increased the territory of the small kingdom of the Salian Franks, which he inherited on the death of his father, to unify a large part of the Frankish kingdoms, repel the Alemanni and Burgundians and annex the territories of the Visigoths in southern Gaul. Clovis's reign is known through the description made by the Gallo-Roman bishop Gregory of Tours, whose History of the Franks is rich in lessons, although this text seems essentially intended to be edifying. For the rest of his biography, see http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clovis_Ier
Issu de la dynastie des Mérovingiens, il est le fils de Childéric Ier, roi des Francs saliens de Tournai, et de la reine Basine de Thuringe. Brillant chef militaire, il accroît considérablement le territoire du petit royaume des Francs saliens dont il hérite à la mort de son père pour unifier une grande partie des royaumes francs, repousser Alamans et Burgondes et annexer les territoires des Wisigoths dans le sud de la Gaule.
Le règne de Clovis est connu à travers la description qu'en fit l'évêque gallo-romain Grégoire de Tours, et dont l'Histoire des Francs est riche d'enseignements, bien que ce texte semble essentiellement à visée édifiante.
Pour la suite de sa biographie, voir http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clovis_Ier.
Clovis I (in Frankish Chlodwig or Chlodowech, in Latin Chlodovechus), born around 466 and died in Paris on November 27, 511, was king of the Salian Franks, then king of all the Franks from 481 to 511. From the Merovingian dynasty, he was the son of Childeric I, king of the Salian Franks of Tournai, and Queen Basine of Thuringia. A brilliant military leader, he considerably increased the territory of the small kingdom of the Salian Franks, which he inherited on the death of his father, to unify a large part of the Frankish kingdoms, repel the Alemanni and Burgundians and annex the territories of the Visigoths in southern Gaul. Clovis's reign is known through the description made by the Gallo-Roman bishop Gregory of Tours, whose History of the Franks is rich in lessons, although this text seems essentially intended to be edifying. For the rest of his biography, see http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clovis_Ier
Historical background
METALLIC SERIES OF THE KINGS OF FRANCE
This series was engraved by Thomas Bernard and is interrupted, for this author, with the token of Louis XIV. The following tokens are engraved by Nicolas Gatteaux for Louis XV, Duvivier for Louis XVI, Puymaurin and Gayrard for Louis XVII, Puymaurin and Depaulis for Louis XVIII. The series is often attributed to Jean Dassier on the faith of Forrer but he corrects his assertion in his volume VIII and confirms the archives of the Monnaie de Paris which specify that the series was commissioned by Monsieur de Launay. There are different issues, in copper or brass, of varying weights but consistent by series, the reverse dies are sometimes varied. The classification of kings is done according to ancient usage, in three successive races. We note the existence of a very rare token explaining the abbreviations that we have only seen in a brass series. The packaging of this series was in a wooden tube. It is of course very difficult to reconstruct it and it should be noted that the different tokens have very different rarities, having probably been bought piecemeal by the public, favoring the good kings. There is at least one series in silver, possibly apocryphal, completed up to Napoleon III with tokens for all successive regimes, including the Revolution and Napoleon I, see MONNAIES 28, n° 1395. This series is documented in a small book by Philippe Marinèche from whoever can acquire it, contact phmarineche@aol. com.
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