E-auction 121-64814 - bmv_229373 - ENGLAND - ANGLO-SAXONS Sceat continental à l’oiseau, Série E, variété K
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| Estimate : | 100 € |
| Price : | 44 € |
| Maximum bid : | 62 € |
| End of the sale : | 10 August 2015 15:51:00 |
| bidders : | 9 bidders |
Type : Sceat continental à l’oiseau, Série E, variété K
Date: c. 695-740
Mint name / Town : Dorestad ou Quentovic
Metal : silver
Diameter : 12 mm
Orientation dies : 10 h.
Weight : 1,1 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Petite monnaie avec un avers confus mais un très beau revers bien net. Patine grise, avec quelques petits éclats mais homogène dans l’ensemble
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Un oiseau de profil à droite ; une petite croisette et un globule sous la tête.
Reverse
Reverse legend : TRACES DE LÉGENDE.
Reverse description : Carré perlé, avec un annelet pointé au centre, accosté de deux groupes de trois globules ; dans les angles, quatre traits.
Commentary
Bien que traité “à la mérovingienne”, l’aigle du droit prend sans doute son inspiration dans le bestiaire des monnaies gauloises (cf. les bronzes à l’aigle des Carnutes ou des Sénons). D. M. Metcalf illustre le bronze LT. 6108 comme prototype (cf. page 206 de son ouvrage).
Ce sceatt appartient au type "Plumed bird" (variétés J, K et L).
Ce sceatt appartient au type "Plumed bird" (variétés J, K et L).
Historical background
ENGLAND - ANGLO-SAXONS
(7th - 8th centuries)
If the minting of these coins is to be located at the beginning of the 8th century, in Great Britain, it is not exceptional to find them in Gaul. They are often confused with Merovingian silver coins (cf. MONNAIES XIX, n° 503, sceattas c. 680-710, classified in Merovingian denier of Laon). During the 8th century, the style of these pieces is more and more degenerated, they are often in ridge or filled. These coins disappeared from circulation in the second half of the 8th century.
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