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| Estimate : | 800 € |
| Price : | 880 € |
| Maximum bid : | 880 € |
| End of the sale : | 05 September 2023 16:17:01 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : Denier
Date: s.m.
Mint name / Town : Saint-Martin de Tours (37)
Metal : silver
Diameter : 11,5 mm
Weight : 1,07 g.
Rarity : UNIQUE
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier et frappé sur un flan un peu court. Les reliefs sont nets sur les deux faces. Une légère patine grise recouvre cet exemplaire
Predigree :
Monnaie provenant de la collection Philippe Schiesser et de la VSO CGB MONNAIES XI, n° 612 et publiée dans le RTSENA 7, n° 230, p. 103
Obverse
Obverse legend : MA-RTINVS.
Obverse description : Croix sur une base à trois degrés.
Obverse translation : (Martin).
Reverse
Reverse description : Monogramme avec une boucle.
Commentary
Les monnaies avec ces monogrammes à la boucle appartiennent à la Touraine. Avec la légende MARTINVS, il s’agit probablement d’une monnaie de Saint-Martin de Tours.
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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