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Live auction - bmv_856711 - TOURS (TURONUS CIVITAS) Denier VNICTER

TOURS (TURONUS CIVITAS) Denier VNICTER VF/XF
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Estimate : 1 800 €
Price : no bid
Maximum bid : no bid
End of the sale : 05 September 2023 16:18:41
Type : Denier VNICTER
Date: c. 740-750
Date: s.m.
Mint name / Town : Saint-Martin de Tours (37)
Metal : silver
Diameter : 12,5 mm
Orientation dies : 8 h.
Weight : 1,05 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier est frappé sur un flan irrégulier. Monnaie recouverte d’une patine grise de médaillier. Le droit a été frappé avec un coin usé
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Monnaie provenant de la collection Philippe Schiesser publiée dans le RTSENA 7, n° 83, p. 123 et provenant du trésor de Savonnières, n° 16. Monnaie issu du même coin de revers que le denier n° 17 du trésor de Savonnières, n° 17 (Prou n° 340) et que l’exemplaire BnF, MMA, n° 1967-147

Obverse


Obverse legend : [...]MARTIN[...].
Obverse description : Buste à droite.
Obverse translation : (Saint-Martin).

Reverse


Reverse legend : + VHCTER.
Reverse description : Croix.

Commentary


Denier avec la légende VNICTER se retrouvant sur certains deniers de Tours.

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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