Live auction - bmv_889836 - LYON (LUGDUNUM) Denier
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Estimate : | 600 € |
Price : | no bid |
Maximum bid : | no bid |
End of the sale : | 05 March 2024 16:07:24 |
Type : Denier
Date: VIIe-VIIIe siècles
Date: s.m.
Mint name / Town : Lyon (69)
Metal : silver
Diameter : 10,5 mm
Orientation dies : 7 h.
Weight : 1,24 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier est frappé sur un flan irrégulier et est recouvert d’une patine grise. Des faiblesses de frappe
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Monnaie provenant de la collection Philippe Schiesser
Obverse
Obverse legend : LVG.
Obverse description : sous une barre abréviative.
Reverse
Reverse legend : E P S.
Reverse description : en cantonnement de la croix à laquelle est rattaché un G rétrograde.
Commentary
Cette légende LVG assure l’attribution à Lyon. Les deniers épiscopaux de Lyon sont relativement rares, mais très variés. Jean Lafaurie attribue ces deniers à l’évêque Godinus (vers 688-701) en raison du G rétrograde rattaché à l’un des bras de la croix du revers.