v55_0612 - LEMOVECAS - LIMOGES (Haute-Vienne) Denier ER
MONNAIES 55 (2012)
Starting price : 580.00 €
Estimate : 900.00 €
Realised price : 635.00 €
Number of bids : 2
Maximum bid : 678.00 €
Starting price : 580.00 €
Estimate : 900.00 €
Realised price : 635.00 €
Number of bids : 2
Maximum bid : 678.00 €
Type : Denier ER
Date: (VIIe siècle)
Mint name / Town : Limoges (87)
Metal : silver
Diameter : 12 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 0,83 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Petite monnaie très agréable, sur un flan un peu court avec une encoche sur la tranche, avec une cassure ancienne ayant été recollée, à peine perceptible au-dessus des lettres ER. Frappe vigoureuse avec de beaux reliefs et une patine grise de collection ancienne
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + LÉGENDE INDÉTERMINÉE.
Obverse description : ER en plein champ avec deux globules dans le E.
Reverse
Reverse legend : + T (...) ERT.
Reverse description : Petite croix ; 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. Aucune des monnaies publiées dans les divers ouvrages ne présente cette légende au revers ; son interprétation reste incertaine avec une partie de la légende en bord de flan.
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).
The letters ER would mean Ecclesiae Racio. These coins were classified in a dubious manner in Paris. D'Amécourt reports that these coins were found in the dredging of the Loire. None of the coins published in the various works have this legend on the reverse; its interpretation remains uncertain with part of the legend on the edge of the flan. 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 (cf. Moneta p. 134)
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).
The letters ER would mean Ecclesiae Racio. These coins were classified in a dubious manner in Paris. D'Amécourt reports that these coins were found in the dredging of the Loire. None of the coins published in the various works have this legend on the reverse; its interpretation remains uncertain with part of the legend on the edge of the flan. 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 (cf. Moneta p. 134)
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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