Live auction - bmv_857478 - MEROVINGIAN COINAGE - MARSEILLE (MASSILIA) Denier au M
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| Estimate : | 500 € |
| Price : | 300 € |
| Maximum bid : | 300 € |
| End of the sale : | 05 March 2024 16:11:28 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Denier au M
Date: (c. 700-750)
Date: s.m.
Mint name / Town : Marseille (13)
Metal : silver
Diameter : 10,5 mm
Weight : 1,30 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier est frappé sur un flan irrégulier. Monnaie recouverte d’une patine grise
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Monnaie provenant de la VSO n° 2 de Monnaies d’Antan, n° 378 et de la collection Philippe Schiesser
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Quadrillage formant deux A tête bêche cantonné de globules.
Reverse
Reverse description : Grande M avec barre d’abréviation bouletée (au-dessus et au-dessous) ; des globules autour.
Commentary
Il est tentant d’attribuer ce genre de denier à Marseille, mais l’attribution n’est pas certaine. Il est intéressant de noter les similitudes avec d’autres deniers d’une typologie assez proche et qui sont plutôt attribués à Melle (Deux-Sèvres) et à sa région.
It is tempting to attribute this type of denier to Marseille, but the attribution is not certain. It is interesting to note the similarities with other deniers of a fairly similar typology which are rather attributed to Melle (Deux-Sèvres) and its region.
It is tempting to attribute this type of denier to Marseille, but the attribution is not certain. It is interesting to note the similarities with other deniers of a fairly similar typology which are rather attributed to Melle (Deux-Sèvres) and its region.
Historical background
MEROVINGIAN COINAGE - MARSEILLE (MASSILIA)
(7th - 8th century)
Childeric II abolishes the minting of gold in Gaul in favor of silver coinage. The Marseilles mint struck silver coins after the assassination of Childeric II in 675 and probably until the beginning of the reign of Pepin the Short. The workshop had an important production of which the only treasure of Nice-Cimiez delivered a great variety of types. Five patricians succeeded one another at the head of the city, Ansedertus, Nemfidius, Antenor, Metranus and Abbo. In 736, Provence was attached to the kingdom of France and Charles Martel put an end to the patriciate. No copper production in Marseilles seems attested. For lack of text, the dates of these patrices are not known.
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