bmv_347875 - ENGLAND - ANGLO-SAXONS Sceat au porc-épic, Série E, VICO
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Item sold on our e-shop (2015)
Price : 380.00 €
Type : Sceat au porc-épic, Série E, VICO
Date: c. 695-740
Date: s.m.
Mint name / Town : Dorestad ou Quentovic
Metal : silver
Diameter : 12 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 1,26 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Très belle monnaie, de frappe vigoureuse et centrée au droit mais très légèrement décalée au revers, sur un flan relativement large. Avers et revers homogènes, avec une belle patine sombre
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête barbare, très stylisée à droite, les cheveux hirsutes ; des petits traits parallèles devant la bouche, un globule et une sorte de V.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Carré perlé, avec un annelet au centre, accosté des pseudo-lettres V, I et C (deux globules dans le champ).
Commentary
La variété dite VICO vient des ornements du carré perlé du revers ; les lettres V, I, C et O y sont interprétées. Il est à noter que cet exemplaire présente un annelet qui n’est pas pointé (en guise de O).
The so-called VICO variety comes from the ornaments of the pearl square on the reverse; the letters V, I, C and O are interpreted there. It should be noted that this example has an annulet which is not pointed (in place of an O)
The so-called VICO variety comes from the ornaments of the pearl square on the reverse; the letters V, I, C and O are interpreted there. It should be noted that this example has an annulet which is not pointed (in place of an O)
Historical background
ENGLAND - ANGLO-SAXONS
(7th - 8th centuries)
If the minting of these coins is to be located at the beginning of the 8th century, in Great Britain, it is not exceptional to find them in Gaul. They are often confused with Merovingian silver coins (cf. MONNAIES XIX, n° 503, sceattas c. 680-710, classified in Merovingian denier of Laon). During the 8th century, the style of these pieces is more and more degenerated, they are often in ridge or filled. These coins disappeared from circulation in the second half of the 8th century.
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