Live auction - bca_398564 - ODO Denier

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Estimate :	1 000 €
Price :	no bid
Maximum bid :	no bid
End of the sale :	27 September 2016 15:55:06

Type : Denier

Date: c. 888-950

Date: n.d.

Mint name / Town : Tours

Metal : silver

Diameter : 21 mm

Orientation dies : 4 h.

Weight : 1,16 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Ce denier est frappé sur un flan assez large et légèrement voilé. Exemplaire présentant une fente de 6 à 9 heures au revers

Catalogue references :

G.56-58 var. - Prou.464 var. (10/464) - MG.1302 var. - MEC.1/986 var. - N.50H var.

Obverse

Obverse legend : + MISERICORDIA RI, (LÉGENDE COMMENÇANT À 10 HEURES).

Obverse description : Monogramme d’Eudes.

Obverse translation : (Seigneur miséricordieux).

Reverse

Reverse legend : + TVRONIS CIVITAS, (O LOSANGÉ).

Reverse description : Croix.

Reverse translation : (Cité de Tours).

Commentary

Cet exemplaire de poids léger, avec TVRONIS au lieu de HTVRONES appartient très certainement aux imitations frappées juste après le décès d’Eudes.
This lightweight example, with TVRONIS instead of HTVRONES, most certainly belongs to the imitations struck just after Eudes' death.