Live auction - bmv_889838 - MEROVINGIAN COINAGE - ARLES (ARELATVM) Denier d’Abbon

MEROVINGIAN COINAGE - ARLES (ARELATVM) Denier d’Abbon VF

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Estimate :	2 000 €
Price :	1 000 €
Maximum bid :	1 000 €
End of the sale :	05 March 2024 16:08:04
bidders :	1 bidder

Type : Denier d’Abbon

Date: VIIIe siècle

Date: s.m.

Mint name / Town : Arles (13)

Metal : silver

Diameter : 11 mm

Weight : 0,94 g.

Rarity : UNIQUE

Coments on the condition:

Ce denier est frappé sur un flan irrégulier et est recouvert d’une patine foncée

Catalogue references :

B.- - P.- - Cimiez.- - Bais.- - Laf/L.

Predigree :

Monnaie provenant de la collection Philippe Schiesser

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Monogramme composé d’un grand A sous un O, un B à droite, cantonnée de trois croix.

Obverse translation : (Abbon).

Reverse

Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Reverse description : Monogramme composé d’un grand A, avec un R et un E.

Reverse translation : (Arles).

Commentary

Ce denier, publié par Philippe Schiesser dans les RTSENA 10, “Les deniers d’Abbon et de Mauronte frappés à Arles”, p. 101-106 a été rapproché par cet auteur des deniers de Marseille au nom d’Abbon portant au droit un monogramme très proche.
This coin, published by Philippe Schiesser in RTSENA 10, “The coins of Abbon and Mauronte struck in Arles”, p. 101-106, was compared by this author to the coins of Marseille in the name of Abbon bearing a very similar monogram on the obverse.