Live auction - bmv_373214 - MEROVINGIAN COINS - FRANKISH KINGDOM - CHILDEBERT I Cuivre au chrisme
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| Estimate : | 1 200 € |
| Price : | 905 € |
| Maximum bid : | 1 000 € |
| End of the sale : | 15 December 2015 15:04:18 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : Cuivre au chrisme
Date: c. 511-558
Mint name / Town : Marseille (?)
Metal : copper
Diameter : 14,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 1,16 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie de cuivre sur un flan un peu court et irrégulier, avec des types complets. Agréable patine brune et poreuse au droit, et un peu verdâtre au revers
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Chrisme dans une guirlande végétale.
Reverse
Reverse description : Croix dans une guirlande végétale.
Commentary
Les monnaies de cuivre sont rares dans le monnayage mérovingien. Les seules vraiment bien classées sont celles de Marseille, avec un nom de roi. Un exemplaire comparable, sur un flan large mais moins complet a été vendu dans MONNAIES 45, n° 986 à 1178€ sur un ordre maximum de 2050€.
Copper coins are rare in Merovingian coinage. The only truly well-classified ones are those from Marseille, with a king's name. A comparable example, on a large but less complete flan, was sold in MONNAIES 45, no. 986 for €1,178, with a maximum order of €2,050.
Copper coins are rare in Merovingian coinage. The only truly well-classified ones are those from Marseille, with a king's name. A comparable example, on a large but less complete flan, was sold in MONNAIES 45, no. 986 for €1,178, with a maximum order of €2,050.
Historical background
MEROVINGIAN COINS - FRANKISH KINGDOM - CHILDEBERT I
(511-558)
Childebert is the son of Clovis and Clothilde. In 511, on the death of his father, the kingdom was divided between him and his three brothers, Thierry, Clodomir and Clothaire. Childebert inherited the lands located between the Seine and the Loire (Paris, Chartres, Le Mans). In 526, on the death of Clodomir, Childebert and Clotaire slaughtered their nephews to seize his inheritance. In 534, Clothaire and Childebert united and defeated the Burgundians near Autun. In 558 Childebert died childless and his estates were recovered by Clothaire.
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