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Live auction - bmv_951142 - TOURS (TURONUS CIVITAS) - CHILDÉRIC II Denier

TOURS (TURONUS CIVITAS) - CHILDÉRIC II Denier VF
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Type : Denier
Date: 673-675
Date: s.m.
Mint name / Town : Tours (37)
Metal : silver
Diameter : 14 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 1,12 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier, de bon argent, est frappé sur un flan assez large et légèrement irrégulier. Monnaie ayant été légèrement nettoyée et présentant une légère trace de pliure ainsi que quelques faiblesses de frappe
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : TVRONVS CI[...].
Obverse description : Buste diadémé à droite.
Obverse translation : (Cité de Tours).

Reverse


Reverse legend : CHILDERI[C]O [REGE].
Reverse description : Représentation stylisé du trône royal.
Reverse translation : (Childéric, roi).

Commentary


Grand denier de Tours particulièrement rare et recherché portant le nom de Childéric II. En 2017, Philippe Schiesser a publié un exemplaire découvert à Onzain (Loir-et-Cher) et figurant dans les collections du Cabinet des médailles de la BnF (n° R 3774). Ces grands deniers ont fait l’objet d’un article de G. Sarah et P. Schiesser dans la Revue Numismatique 2013.

Historical background


TOURS (TURONUS CIVITAS) - CHILDÉRIC II

(673-675)

The Tours workshop is one of the important production sites of the Merovingian period, with a special place for the Saint-Martin abbey and the cathedral church of Saint-Maurice. Over a period of nearly two centuries, the authors have identified 99 coins (45 triens and 54 deniers) minted for the city, Saint-Martin and Saint-Maurice.

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