Live auction - bmv_1120742 - QUENTOVIC (WICVS IN PONTIO) Triens, monétaire ELA
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| Estimate : | 4 500 € |
| Price : | no bid |
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| End of the sale : | 09 June 2026 15:20:54 |
Type : Triens, monétaire ELA
Date: c. 610-615
Date: s.m.
Mint name / Town : Quentovic (62)
Metal : gold
Diameter : 10,5 mm
Orientation dies : 5 h.
Weight : 1,25 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Ce triens est frappé sur un flan large et irrégulier. Monnaie présentant de hauts reliefs
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + ELA MONIT.
Obverse description : Tête diadémée à droite.
Reverse
Reverse legend : VVICVS FIT.
Reverse description : Croix potencée, soudée sur une base hémi-hexagonale contenant une croix.
Commentary
Monnaie issue du même coin de droit que le triens, pl. XXIX, n° 15 de l’étude de Jean Lafaurie “Vvic in Pontio : les monnaies mérovingiennes de Vvicvs”, RN 1996, p. 181-239. Cette monnaie appartient la série au “tremisses du monétaire ELA, type de l’orant”.
Coin struck from the same obverse die as the triens, pl. XXIX, no. 15 of Jean Lafaurie's study “Vvic in Pontio: les monnaies mérovingiennes de Vvicvs”, RN 1996, pp. 181-239. This coin belongs to the series with the “tremisses of the moneyer ELA, orant type”.
Coin struck from the same obverse die as the triens, pl. XXIX, no. 15 of Jean Lafaurie's study “Vvic in Pontio: les monnaies mérovingiennes de Vvicvs”, RN 1996, pp. 181-239. This coin belongs to the series with the “tremisses of the moneyer ELA, orant type”.
Historical background
QUENTOVIC (WICVS IN PONTIO)
(7th century)
Jean Lafaurie, in his article in the Revue Numismatique of 1996, takes stock of knowledge on this coinage of Wicus. As early as the 17th century, Quentovic, the Roman port located at the mouth of the Canche, was proposed. In the 19th century, "a disappeared place near Etaples" (Pas-de-Calais), was proposed, while this town is located in the Boulonnais on the right bank of the mouth of the river. Wicus in Pontio is however located in Ponthieu. The oldest mention of Quentovic dates back to 720. One hundred and twenty-two coins have been listed by J. Lafaurie.
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