Live auction - bmv_347871 - MEROVINGIAN COINAGE - MARSEILLE (MASSILIA) Denier à la croix ancrée, V II
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| Estimate : | 900 € |
| Price : | 500 € |
| Maximum bid : | 551 € |
| End of the sale : | 30 June 2015 15:45:57 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Denier à la croix ancrée, V II
Date: c. 700-750
Mint name / Town : Marseille
Metal : silver
Diameter : 12 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 1,12 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Flan large avec une superbe tête mais un revers un peu mou. Agréable patine grise de collection ancienne
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Cet exemplaire provient d’une vente ELSEN
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête stylisée à gauche, les cheveux en arrière et une croisette bouletée devant le visage ; grènetis.
Reverse
Reverse description : Croix ancrée, de part et d'autre V et II ; deux globules de chaque côté du sommet de la croix.
Commentary
Ce type de tête a longtemps été attribué à Mayence, mais les provenances multiples dans le sud-est de la France font que l'attribution à Marseille s'est progressivement imposée.
Cet exemplaire n’est que le second que nous avons avec la tête à gauche ! Cette variante semble bien plus rare.
Cet exemplaire n’est que le second que nous avons avec la tête à gauche ! Cette variante semble bien plus rare.
Historical background
MEROVINGIAN COINAGE - MARSEILLE (MASSILIA)
(7th - 8th century)
Childeric II abolishes the minting of gold in Gaul in favor of silver coinage. The Marseilles mint struck silver coins after the assassination of Childeric II in 675 and probably until the beginning of the reign of Pepin the Short. The workshop had an important production of which the only treasure of Nice-Cimiez delivered a great variety of types. Five patricians succeeded one another at the head of the city, Ansedertus, Nemfidius, Antenor, Metranus and Abbo. In 736, Provence was attached to the kingdom of France and Charles Martel put an end to the patriciate. No copper production in Marseilles seems attested. For lack of text, the dates of these patrices are not known.
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