bmv_881558 - TOURS (TURONUS CIVITAS) Denier
800.00 €(Approx. 936.00$ | 696.00£)
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Type : Denier
Date: 700-725
Date: s.m.
Mint name / Town : Tours (37)
Metal : silver
Diameter : 11,5 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 0,95 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier est frappé sur un flan irrégulier. Reliefs assez nets et patine grise de médaillier
Predigree :
Monnaie provenant de la collection Philippe Schiesser publiée dans les RTSENA 7, n° 28, p. 103
Obverse
Obverse legend : TVRONVS [CIV].
Obverse description : Buste à droite.
Obverse translation : (Cité de Tours).
Reverse
Reverse legend : SVR[...]A[...]R[...]M.
Reverse description : Monogramme à la boucle.
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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