FRANCE, Provincial. Nevers. Obole (Silver, 16 mm, 0.40 g, 6 h), immobilized issue in the name of Louis IV d'Outremer, Nivernis (Nevers), circa 1050-1100. ✠ LOI[VICVS R]E Monogram. Rev. ✠ [N]EV[ER]ΛIS [CV]T Cross. Boudeau -. Duplessy 752 var. (differing legends). Poey d'Avant 2120 var. (differing legends). Rare. Nicely toned and of crude style. Some areas of weakness, otherwise, very fine.


As with the Deniers of Nevers (see Lots 3354-3371), the considerably rarer Obols were initially thought to date to the tenth century. Since the time of Poey d’Avant, however, they have been assigned to the eleventh century (cf. Faustin Poey d'Avant: Monnaies féodales de France, Tome I, Paris 1862, p. 311).