E-auction 245-168410 - bmv_423485 - ENGLAND - ANGLO-SAXONS Sceat aux têtes affrontées et aux 4 oiseaux, Série J, type 37
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| Estimate : | 180 € |
| Price : | 52 € |
| Maximum bid : | 89 € |
| End of the sale : | 25 December 2017 15:11:00 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : Sceat aux têtes affrontées et aux 4 oiseaux, Série J, type 37
Date: c. 710-760
Mint name / Town : Angleterre (sud-est)
Metal : silver
Diameter : 11 mm
Weight : 0,78 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Flan un peu court, avec un avers assez mou mais un revers plus net. Patine grise avec des concrétions
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Deux têtes face à face, une croix posée sur une base entre les deux ; grènetis.
Reverse
Reverse legend : TRACES DE LÉGENDE.
Reverse description : Petite croix bouletée entourée de quatre oiseaux (?) formant une sorte de swastika sinistrogyre ; grènetis.
Commentary
Cette monnaie est l’une des rares avec deux représentations humaines de l’époque mérovingienne. Ce type est communément trouvé en Gaule, isolé ou avec d’autres deniers mérovingiens, ce qui prouve une circulation large. D. M. Metcalf distingue deux groupes dans ces monnaies ; les monnaies officielles et les imitations. Les exemplaires de plus beau style sont traditionnellement considérés comme officiels et les autres comme imitations...
Ce type aurait été frappé dans toutes les régions du Sud et de l’Est de l’Angleterre, mais plus spécialement au sud-est et dans le bassin de la Tamise.
This coin is one of the few with two human representations from the Merovingian period. This type is commonly found in Gaul, either alone or with other Merovingian denarii, which proves a wide circulation. DM Metcalf distinguishes two groups in these coins: official coins and imitations. The finest examples are traditionally considered official and the others as imitations... This type would have been struck in all regions of the South and East of England, but especially in the South-East and in the Thames basin
Ce type aurait été frappé dans toutes les régions du Sud et de l’Est de l’Angleterre, mais plus spécialement au sud-est et dans le bassin de la Tamise.
This coin is one of the few with two human representations from the Merovingian period. This type is commonly found in Gaul, either alone or with other Merovingian denarii, which proves a wide circulation. DM Metcalf distinguishes two groups in these coins: official coins and imitations. The finest examples are traditionally considered official and the others as imitations... This type would have been struck in all regions of the South and East of England, but especially in the South-East and in the Thames basin
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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