Live auction - bmv_841074 - COINAGE OF THE BURGUNDIANS OR VISIGOTHS Tremissis

COINAGE OF THE BURGUNDIANS OR VISIGOTHS Tremissis VF

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Estimate :	750 €
Price :	450 €
Maximum bid :	450 €
End of the sale :	05 December 2023 15:16:48
bidders :	1 bidder

Type : Tremissis

Date: VIe siècle

Date: s.m.

Mint name / Town : Atelier indéterminé

Metal : gold

Millesimal fineness : 1000 ‰

Diameter : 15 mm

Orientation dies : 5 h.

Weight : 1,46 g.

Coments on the condition:

Triens frappé sur un flan large et irrégulier. De petites craquelures superficielles

Catalogue references :

R.cf. 467 - BMC/B.cf. 22 - Do.cf. 19 /2 - BN/B.cf. 32 - BC.cf. 58 (100£) - MBR.cf. 19 /3 - DMBR.cf. 2 /4 (350€)

Obverse

Obverse legend : D N IVSTI.-NVS PP AVG.

Obverse description : Buste diadémé, drapé et cuirassé de Justin à droite vu de trois quarts en avant (A’) ; diadème perlé.

Obverse translation : “Dominus Noster Iustinus Perpetuus Augustus”, (Notre seigneur Justin perpétuel auguste).

Reverse

Reverse legend : VICTORIA [AVGV]STORVA/ -|*// CONOB.

Reverse description : Victoire debout de face, tournée à droite, tenant une couronne et une palme.

Reverse translation : “Victoria Augustorum”, (La Victoire des augustes).

Commentary

Imitation d’un tremissis de Justin Ier (518-527) frappée à Constantinople probablement des Burgondes ou des Wisigoths.

Historical background

COINAGE OF THE BURGUNDIANS OR VISIGOTHS

(6th century)

For many imitations of Roman imperial coinage, it is impossible to attribute them precisely to the Burgundians or the Visigoths..