FRANCE, Provincial. Nevers. Obole (Silver, 16 mm, 0.39 g, 3 h), immobilized issue in the name of Louis IV d'Outremer, Nivernis (Nevers), circa 1050-1100. ✠ L[ODVICV]S [RE]: Monogram. Rev. ✠ [NEVERNI]S C[V]T Cross. Boudeau -. Duplessy 752. Poey d'Avant 2120. Rare. Nicely toned. Areas of weakness and tiny scratches on the obverse, otherwise, nearly 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).