bmv_948212 - POITOU - METALUS VICUS - MELLE (Deux-Sevres) Denier
450.00 €(Approx. 522.00$ | 387.00£)
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Type : Denier
Date: (VIIe-VIIIe siècles)
Date: s.m.
Mint name / Town : Melle (79) ou Poitiers (86)
Metal : silver
Diameter : 11 mm
Weight : 0,68 g.
Rarity : INÉDIT
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier est frappé sur un flan irrégulier et large et présente d’assez hauts reliefs. Patine grise
Obverse
Obverse legend : TO.....
Obverse description : Buste à droite.
Reverse
Reverse legend : [...]COC[...].
Reverse description : Croix cantonnée de quatre globules.
Commentary
Avec ce type de buste, nous sommes probablement en présence d’une production du Poitou, très certainement de Melle, mais Poitiers ne doit pas être exclu. Au XIXe siècle, certaines monnaies avec ce buste ont été attribuées à Uzerches.
With this type of bust, we are probably in the presence of a production from Poitou, most certainly from Melle, but Poitiers should not be excluded. In the 19th century, some coins with this bust were attributed to Uzerches.
With this type of bust, we are probably in the presence of a production from Poitou, most certainly from Melle, but Poitiers should not be excluded. In the 19th century, some coins with this bust were attributed to Uzerches.
Historical background
POITOU - METALUS VICUS - MELLE (Deux-Sevres)
(late 7th - 8th centuries)
The Melle workshop, in the south-east of Deux-Sèvres, was important in the Carolingian period and seems to have been in operation from the Merovingian period. The silver-lead mines are still accessible and can be visited by a wide public.
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