Live auction - bca_1090752 - TOURAINE - CHINON Obole
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| Estimate : | 2 500 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 03 March 2026 15:44:46 |
Type : Obole
Date: c. 936-954
Date: s.m.
Mint name / Town : Chinon
Metal : silver
Diameter : 16 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 0,48 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Cette obole est frappée sur un flan légèrement irrégulier présentant des manques de métal
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LVDOVICVS [...], (S RÉTROGRADE).
Obverse description : Buste à gauche.
Obverse translation : (Louis, roi).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + CAINON[...] CASTO, (O POINTÉ).
Reverse description : croix.
Reverse translation : (Château de Chinon).
Commentary
Cette obole est particulièrement. Celle qui est dessinée dans le Poey d'Avant semble provenir de la collection Benjamin Fillon. Une autre a été proposée dans la vente sur offres CGB, MONNAIES V, n° 679.
This obol is particularly noteworthy. The one depicted in Poey d'Avant appears to have come from the Benjamin Fillon collection. Another was offered in the CGB auction, MONNAIES V, lot 679.
This obol is particularly noteworthy. The one depicted in Poey d'Avant appears to have come from the Benjamin Fillon collection. Another was offered in the CGB auction, MONNAIES V, lot 679.
Historical background
TOURAINE - CHINON
(10th century)
Louis IV was the son of Charles III the Simple and Edwige, daughter of Edward, King of Wessex. Born around 920, he ascended the throne on the death of Raoul in 936 and married in 939 Gerberge de Saxe, the daughter of Henri de Germanie, with whom he would have seven children, including Lothaire, king from 954 to 986. F.Dumas recalls that the coinage of Chinon with the head of Louis IV could date from around 944. These coins, imitating the royal type, were perhaps also struck at the beginning of the reign of Lothair (954-986).
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