bmv_472364 - LEMOVECAS - LIMOGES (Haute-Vienne) Denier indéterminé ER
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Price : 600.00 €
Type : Denier indéterminé ER
Date: (VII-VIIIe siècles)
Mint name / Town : Limoges
Metal : silver
Diameter : 12,5 mm
Orientation dies : 10 h.
Weight : 0,93 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Denier de frappe vigoureuse et centrée sur un flan large mais toujours trop court par rapport à la taille du coin. Épaisse patine sombre
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient de la collection Raymond D. (1948-2017), il a été acquis auprès de Mr Berton Francis, de Nancy, en novembre 1993 (1.000 fr)
Obverse
Obverse legend : LÉGENDE INDÉTERMINÉE.
Obverse description : ER en plein champ avec des globules .
Reverse
Reverse legend : LÉGENDE INDÉTERMINÉE.
Reverse description : Croix ancrée dans un cordon perlé ; un globule dans chaque canton.
Commentary
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). Si les lettres ER signifient Ecclesiae Racio, rien ne favorise plus Limoges qu’un autre atelier. L’attribution traditionnelle à Limoges semble manquer d’argument, mais à défaut de mieux nous nous y tiendrons..
These deniers were dubiously classified 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). If the letters ER mean Ecclesiae Racio, nothing favors Limoges more than another mint. The traditional attribution to Limoges seems to lack argument, but for lack of anything better we will stick to it.
These deniers were dubiously classified 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). If the letters ER mean Ecclesiae Racio, nothing favors Limoges more than another mint. The traditional attribution to Limoges seems to lack argument, but for lack of anything better we will stick to it.
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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