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Live auction - bmv_1062733 - QUENTOVIC (WICVS IN PONTIO) Triens, monétaire ELA, type V
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Live starting : Type : Triens, monétaire ELA, type V
Date: c. 610-615
Date: s.m.
Mint name / Town : Quentovic (62)
Metal : gold
Diameter : 13 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,28 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Ce triens est frappé sur un flan large et irrégulier. De petites rayures sur la joue
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 croisette.
Commentary
Si la teneur en or des monnaies de ELA est faible, le poids de notre triens est exactement dans la moyenne ; les deux exemplaires de la BN pèsent 1,27 et 1,29 grammes.
Notre monnaie appartient au monétaire ELA. C’est le premier monétaire dont le nom est de consonnance anglo-saxone. Il est aussi le premier qui est représenté dans les collections par plus de 5 exemplaires ; J. Lafaurie en a recensé 16 exemplaires en 1996. Les monnaies signées ELA ont un titre d’or fin en nette chute, variant entre 60 et 46% mais qui sera relevée par ses successeurs aux environs de 55-60% (cf. RN 1996, pages 199-200).
While the gold content of ELA coins is low, the weight of our triens is exactly average; the two examples in the BN collection weigh 1.27 and 1.29 grams. Our coin belongs to the ELA mint. This is the first mint whose name has an Anglo-Saxon sound. It is also the first to be represented in collections by more than 5 examples; J. Lafaurie counted 16 examples in 1996. Coins signed ELA have a fine gold content that drops sharply, varying between 60 and 46%, but which was raised by its successors to around 55-60% (see RN 1996, pages 199-200).
Notre monnaie appartient au monétaire ELA. C’est le premier monétaire dont le nom est de consonnance anglo-saxone. Il est aussi le premier qui est représenté dans les collections par plus de 5 exemplaires ; J. Lafaurie en a recensé 16 exemplaires en 1996. Les monnaies signées ELA ont un titre d’or fin en nette chute, variant entre 60 et 46% mais qui sera relevée par ses successeurs aux environs de 55-60% (cf. RN 1996, pages 199-200).
While the gold content of ELA coins is low, the weight of our triens is exactly average; the two examples in the BN collection weigh 1.27 and 1.29 grams. Our coin belongs to the ELA mint. This is the first mint whose name has an Anglo-Saxon sound. It is also the first to be represented in collections by more than 5 examples; J. Lafaurie counted 16 examples in 1996. Coins signed ELA have a fine gold content that drops sharply, varying between 60 and 46%, but which was raised by its successors to around 55-60% (see RN 1996, pages 199-200).
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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