bmv_290401 - LEMOVECAS - LIMOGES (Haute-Vienne) Denier ER, LOEDEGILVS monétaire
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Item sold on our e-shop (2013)
Price : 580.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2013)
Price : 580.00 €
Type : Denier ER, LOEDEGILVS monétaire
Date: (VIIIe siècle)
Mint name / Town : Limoges (87)
Metal : silver
Diameter : 13,5 mm
Weight : 1,15 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Très belle monnaie sur un flan large et très légèrement voilé. Frappe centrée et relativement vigoureuse. Fine patine grise, comme nettoyée en surface
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + LÉGENDE INDÉTERMINÉE.
Obverse description : ER en plein champ avec des globules et un annelet dans le champ.
Reverse
Reverse legend : + LOOALS (...).
Reverse description : Croix grecque potencée, cantonnée de quatre globules ; légende autour.
Commentary
Les lettres ER signifieraient Ecclesiae Racio. Ces deniers étaient classés de façon douteuse à Paris. D’Amécourt signale que ces monnaies ont été trouvées dans les dragages de la Loire. Cette série est désormais attribué à l’église de Limoges et à Neuvic-d’Ussel (B. 6340). Ces monnaies sont rares et leur classement reste limité (cf. Moneta p. 134).
Ce denier correspond exactement au Belfort 3561, avec la même composition avec les globules et l’annelet au droit, et la même légende au revers. Le B. 3561 appartenait à la collection de P. d'Amécourt et provenait d'Orléans.
The letters ER would mean Ecclesiae Racio. These deniers were classified dubiously in Paris. D'Amécourt reports that these coins were found in the dredging of the Loire. This series is now attributed to the church of Limoges and to Neuvic-d'Ussel (B. 6340). These coins are rare and their classification remains limited (see Moneta p. 134). This denier corresponds exactly to Belfort 3561, with the same composition with the globules and the annulet on the obverse, and the same legend on the reverse. B. 3561 belonged to the collection of P. d'Amécourt and came from Orléans
Ce denier correspond exactement au Belfort 3561, avec la même composition avec les globules et l’annelet au droit, et la même légende au revers. Le B. 3561 appartenait à la collection de P. d'Amécourt et provenait d'Orléans.
The letters ER would mean Ecclesiae Racio. These deniers were classified dubiously in Paris. D'Amécourt reports that these coins were found in the dredging of the Loire. This series is now attributed to the church of Limoges and to Neuvic-d'Ussel (B. 6340). These coins are rare and their classification remains limited (see Moneta p. 134). This denier corresponds exactly to Belfort 3561, with the same composition with the globules and the annulet on the obverse, and the same legend on the reverse. B. 3561 belonged to the collection of P. d'Amécourt and came from Orléans
Historical background
LEMOVECAS - LIMOGES (Haute-Vienne)
(7th-8th centuries)
Capital of the Lémovices, the city is at the crossroads of the "via Agrippa" linking Lugdunum (Lyon) to Mediolanum Santonum (Saintes) and the "via Avaricum Tolosa" linking Toulouse to Bourges. From the 3rd century to the end of the 4th century, Augustoritum was gradually abandoned following the troubles and insecurity caused by the Germanic invasions. At the beginning of the 6th century, Augustoritum became Limoges and a second urban center (the future castellum Sanctis-Martialis) emerged around a nearby necropolis, to the northwest, which preserved the tomb of Martial, the first bishop. The Franks take the city. They reinvest it in a brutal way, at the beginning of the 8th century, once the Muslim invasion stopped in Poitiers by Charles Martel. The appointment of the goldsmith Eligius (future Saint Éloi), a local notable, as a close collaborator of the Merovingian king Dagobert, softened the Frankish domination. Source: Wikipedia.org.
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