Lot 3649

Description

France, Bearn, silver denier of Centulle I-V (11th - 15th century), obv. +ONORF OR CAS, centre of PAX, rev.CENTVLLO COM, cross with two pellets in angles, (Roberts 4181, P d'A 69,8, Boudeau 525); Maguelonne, anonymous issue of silver denier by the counts and bishops, (11th - 13th century) obv. square crosspiece in centre, rev. four annulets, (Roberts 4336, P d'A Pl.85, 17, Boudeau 753); Deols, count of, silver denier, Raoul VI (1160-1176), obv. RARVLFVS around cross, rev. pentagram with central dot, around DRDOLIS, (Roberts 4411, P d'A 41,9, Boudeau 277); France, silver denier Tournois, Louis IX (1226-1270), obv. cross around LVDOVICVS REX, rev. building chatel type in centre around TVRONVS CIVI, (Roberts 2411, B. Pl.227, 2); France, Charles VII (1422-1461) silver denier, obv. two lis, rev. long cross, (Roberts 2763). Fine - very fine, mostly scarce an interesting group. (5)

Bearn is one of the traditional provinces of France, located in the Pyrenees mountains and in the plain at their feet, in southwest France. D‚ols is a commune in the Indre department in central France. D‚ols is an ancient town with a famous Benedictine abbey.