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Live auction - bmv_856643 - TOURS (TURONUS CIVITAS) Denier
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| Estimate : | 1 800 € |
| Price : | 1 300 € |
| Maximum bid : | 2 614 € |
| End of the sale : | 05 September 2023 16:21:22 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : Denier
Date: s.m.
Mint name / Town : Tours (37)
Metal : silver
Diameter : 12,5 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 1,17 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier et frappé sur un flan irrégulier. Les reliefs sont nets sur les deux faces. Une légère patine grise recouvre cette monnaie
Predigree :
Monnaie provenant de la collection Philippe Schiesser publiée dans le RTSENA 7, n° 34, p. 105 et figurant en couverture du RTSENA 7
Obverse
Obverse legend : TORONVS CIV, (PREMIER O LOSANGÉ).
Obverse description : Buste diadémé à droite.
Obverse translation : (Cité de Tours).
Reverse
Reverse legend : AGVHDOBERTVS.
Reverse description : Monogramme NS.
Commentary
Monnaie issue des mêmes coins de droit et de revers que le denier du trésor de Bais, n° 28.
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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