Denier - Hugh III Dijon; S prograd

Denier - Hugh III (Dijon; S prograd) - obverseDenier - Hugh III (Dijon; S prograd) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Duchy of Burgundy (French States)
Duke Hugues III (1162-1192)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1162-1192
Value 1 Denier (1⁄240)
Currency Livre
Composition Billon (.335 silver)
Weight 0.86 g
Diameter 19 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
107304
References PA# 5676,
Faustin Poey d'Avant; 1858. Monnaies féodales de France / Tome 1. Anjou, Auvergne, Berri, Bourbonnais, Bretagne, France, Limousin, Maine, Nivernais, Normandie, Perche, Touraine, Velay. Rollin et Feuardent, Paris, France.
And 2 more volumes.
Barth# 2/15,
Anatole de Barthélémy; 1848. Essai sur les monnaies des ducs de Bourgogne. Lamarche et Drouelle, Dijon, France.
Dumas# 6-1
Françoise Dumas-Dubourg; 1988. Le monnayage des ducs de Bourgogne. Séminaire de numismatique Marcel Hoc, Louvain-la-Neuve, France.

Obverse

Two croziers with pellet above and annulet below.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ☩ VGO DVX BVRG ⋮ DIE

Translation: Hugh, duke of Burgundy.

Reverse

Cross.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ☩ DIVIONENSIS

Translation: [Denier] of Dijon.

Mint

Dijon, France

Comments

This coin type comprises two variants, differentiated by the shape of the first S on the reverse, which was used to differentiate two successive productions with different titles and end weights: coins with two S's on the reverse (Barthélémy 2/15, Dumas-Dubourg 6-1) and those with the first S on the reverse (Barthélémy 2/14, Dumas-Dubourg 6-2). Each of these two variants in turn comprises several varieties.

All these coins were first attributed to Hugues V, i.e. to the 14th century (1305-1315). The Druy-Parigny find (Large) enabled Maxe-Werly to restore them to Hugues III, a classification that has since been confirmed by several finds, including those made in the Orient, and also by the presence of a worn denarius in the Courcelles-Frémoy find.

Hugues III's upright S coins are earlier than their inverted S counterparts. Their modulus is larger (19 mm) and their titer higher, as is their end weight. Numerous examples of denarii in this category have been discovered in the Orient among other coins.

Among the coins bearing two upright S's on the reverse, we can distinguish :
- those with a round O on the right and reverse, and three dots superimposed between BVRG and DIE (Dumas-Dubourg 6-1-1).
- those with a round O on the right and reverse, and three overlapping rings between BVRG and DIE (Dumas-Dubourg 6-1-2).
- those with a long 0 on the right, a round O on the reverse, and three overlapping rings between BVRG and DIE (D-D 6-1-3).Automatically translated

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1162-1192)  (fr) 6-1-1 (photo)
ND (1162-1192)  (fr) 6-1-2
ND (1162-1192)  (fr) 6-1-3
ND (1162-1192) ☩ (fr) Dijon, croix potencée en début de légende.

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