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Live auction - bmv_856731 - TOURS (TURONUS CIVITAS) Denier aux têtes affrontées

TOURS (TURONUS CIVITAS) Denier aux têtes affrontées AU/XF
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Estimate : 1 300 €
Price : 900 €
Maximum bid : 900 €
End of the sale : 05 September 2023 16:20:02
bidders : 1 bidder
Type : Denier aux têtes affrontées
Date: (VIIe - VIIIe siècles)
Date: s.m.
Mint name / Town : Saint-Maurice de Tours (37)
Metal : silver
Diameter : 14,5 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 1,45 g.
Rarity : UNIQUE
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier est frappé sur un flan assez large et irrégulier. Monnaie recouverte d’une patine grise et présentant quelques faiblesses de frappe
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Monnaie provenant de la collection Philippe Schiesser publiée dans les RTSENA 7, n° 117, p. 136

Obverse


Obverse legend : [..]VVI - NE[...].
Obverse description : Deux têtes de profil affrontées.
Obverse translation : (Saint-Maurice).

Reverse


Reverse legend : [...]CAL[...], (LÉGENDE RÉTROGRADE).
Reverse description : S encadrée par deux A couchés.

Commentary


Ce genre de denier est assez rare bien qu’un bon nombre d’exemplaires semble avoir été contenu dans le trésor de Savonnières. Variété avec deux A couchés placés de part et d’autre de la lettre S du champ du revers.

Historical background


TOURS (TURONUS CIVITAS)

(7th century)

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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