Obol - Hugh II and Hugh III
© Cristiano Becker
Features
| Issuer |
County of Rodez
(French States)  |
|---|---|
| Count |
Hugh II (1152-1208)
Hugh III (1195-1196) |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1156-1180 |
| Value | 1 Obol (½) |
| Currency | Denier |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 0.3 g |
| Diameter | 13 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 482827 |
| References | Boudeau# 768 Élie Boudeau. Monnaies Françaises Provinciales (4 volumes). Faustin Poey d'Avant. Monnaies féodales de France (15 volumes). Jean Duplessy. Les monnaies françaises féodales. Maison Platt, Paris, France (2 volumes). |
Obverse
Cross pattée.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ✠ VGO COMEഗ
Translation: Hugh, count.
Reverse
Letters ✠ D A S framing cross.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
✠ RODEഗ CIVI
✠ D ഗ Λ
Unabridged legend:
Rodes civitas.
Denarius Sancti Amantii
Translation:
City of Rodez.
Denier of St. Amans.
Mint
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (1156-1180) | 
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Numista Rarity index: 95
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BI Obole (0.33ᵍᵐ 14ᵐᵐ 11ʰ) Scattered letters type of Rodez.
Small cross pattée. VGO COMEᔕ / D Λ ✠ S arranged in a cross in center circle. RODEᔕ CIVI. VF. The reverse's scattered letters could be a devolved PAXS or DVX (see Poey d'Avant) but are usually described as ✠DΛS, poss. Denarius Sancti Amantii. Stephen Album Auction 54 #2460 (25 Jan 2026). "Nice strike, a rarely encountered issue. RR. "ex Stephen Album Price List #270 (sic). Boudeau 768; Duplessy Féodales I #1172; Poey d'Avant II #3881 (pl.86 #21); Roberts SCMF 4273.