bfe_253701 - BURGUNDY - TOURNUS - ABBEY OF TOURNUS Denier anonyme
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Item sold on our e-shop (2012)
Price : 180.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2012)
Price : 180.00 €
Type : Denier anonyme
Date: c. 1100-1140
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Tournus
Metal : silver
Diameter : 19,5 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 0,89 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Cet exemplaire est frappé sur un flan irrégulier et légèrement voilé. Exemplaire recouvert d’une légère patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + SCS VALERIAN.
Obverse description : Tête barbue de saint Valérien à droite.
Obverse translation : (Saint Valérien).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + TORNVCIO CAST.
Reverse description : Croix.
Reverse translation : (Château de Tournus).
Historical background
BURGUNDY - TOURNUS - ABBEY OF TOURNUS
(12th century)
Tournus Abbey was first placed under the patronage of Saint Valérien because it housed his tomb. In 875, following the Norman invasions, Charles the Bald gave the monks of Noirmoutiers the Abbey of Tournus where they transported the bones of Saint Philibert. In 889, King Eudes granted the abbey the right to mint coins (Poey d'Avant, p. 181).
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