Live auction - bmv_529340 - BRIOUDE - BRIVATE (HAUTE-LOIRE) Triens à la main bénissante, FAVSTINIVS monétaire

BRIOUDE - BRIVATE (HAUTE-LOIRE) Triens à la main bénissante, FAVSTINIVS monétaire AU

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Estimate :	3 500 €
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End of the sale :	04 June 2019 16:13:35

Type : Triens à la main bénissante, FAVSTINIVS monétaire

Date: c. 720-730

Mint name / Town : Brioude

Metal : gold

Diameter : 13 mm

Orientation dies : 3 h.

Weight : 1,24 g.

Rarity : R3

Coments on the condition:

Ce triens est frappé sur un flan large et irrégulier présentant un arrachement de métal. Reliefs nets

Catalogue references :

B.1013-1014 - P.1798 - MEC.1/- - Laf/L.-

Obverse

Obverse legend : FAVS.

Obverse description : Buste avec la main bénissante à droite ; une étoile devant le front et la légende derrière la tête.

Reverse

Reverse legend : X SC[I IVXLIA]NI.

Reverse description : BRI / VATE en deux lignes, dans un cercle perlé.

Commentary

Ce très rare triens correspond à la monnaie 1013 du Belfort, avec FAVS (les lettres A et V ligaturées) et la légende X SCI IVXLIANI au revers. La légende du revers semble variée quelque peu sur notre exemplaire, dans le X et avec les lettre ANI de la fin hors flan. Selon le Belfort, le style de ce triens est absolument contemporain de Sigebert (535-575), du Gévaudan.

Historical background

BRIOUDE - BRIVATE (HAUTE-LOIRE)

(7th - 8th centuries)

All that we know of Brioude for the high times is to be related to the appearance of the cult of Saint Julien. From the 4th century, the martyrdom of Saint Julien, protector of Auvergne, and the pilgrimage to his tomb that followed, gave the town the dimension of a regional religious and political capital. The surprising importance of the Merovingian levels brought to light during the recent planned excavations carried out around the basilica attests to an incessant activity at these times in these places. The number, variety and distribution of monetary issues minted in Brioude, triens and deniers d'argent, the finds of which stretch from present-day Spain to the British Isles are further concrete testimony to the influence of the place. SourceWikipedia.