"Duchy Of Brittany - Jean 1st Le Roux - Denier Coin From The 13th Century"
Rare feudal coin from the Duchy of Brittany,Jean 1st Le Roux (1237 – 1286)
Date: Circa 1250,
Strike with a hammer.
Type: Denier
Metal: Billon (Silver and copper alloy)
Weight: approximately 0.85
Diameter: approximately 18 mm
Obverse: Centered cross with peripheral legend in Latin “+ IOHANNES. DUX”. (trans.: Jean, duc).
Reverse: Triangular shield with free quarter of Brittany with three speckles and three small ermines (2 and 1), peripheral legend in Latin “+ B-RIT-ANI-E”
Piece covered with a patina, friction of time.
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