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| Estimate : | 1 200 € |
| Price : | 1 315 € |
| Maximum bid : | 1 365 € |
| End of the sale : | 05 September 2023 16:22:30 |
| bidders : | 3 bidders |
Type : Denier
Date: 700-725
Date: s.m.
Mint name / Town : Tours (37)
Metal : silver
Diameter : 10 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 1,13 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier est frappé sur un flan irrégulier. Hauts reliefs et patine grise de médaillier
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Monnaie provenant de la collection Philippe Schiesser publiée dans les RTSENA 7, n° 54, p. 113
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Buste radié à droite, devant une main bénissante.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Monogramme NRSE sous une croix.
Commentary
Cette série décrite par Philippe Schiesser “à la main bénissante et au monogramme au “dôme”” est classée à la Touraine. Il existe de rares exemplaires avec le nom de Bertoad (Prou, n° 2863).
Historical background
TOURS (TURONUS CIVITAS)
(7th century)
The Tours workshop is one of the important production sites of the Merovingian period, with a special place for the Saint-Martin abbey and the cathedral church of Saint-Maurice. Over a period of nearly two centuries, the authors have identified 99 coins (45 triens and 54 deniers) minted for the city, Saint-Martin and Saint-Maurice.
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