bmv_881554 - TOURS (TURONUS CIVITAS) Denier
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Type : Denier
Date: s.m.
Mint name / Town : Tours (37)
Metal : silver
Diameter : 10,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 1,25 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Ce denier et frappé sur un flan un peu court. Les reliefs sont nets sur les deux faces. Une légère patine grise recouvre cette monnaie
Predigree :
Monnaie provenant de la collection Philippe Schiesser provenant de la vente Dmh 28, n° 10 et publiée dans le RTSENA 7, n° 33, p. 105
Obverse
Obverse legend : TORONVS CIV, (PREMIER O LOSANGÉ).
Obverse description : Buste diadémé à droite.
Obverse translation : (Cité de Tours).
Reverse
Reverse legend : AGVHDOBERTVS.
Reverse description : Monogramme NS.
Commentary
Monnaie issue des mêmes coins de droit et de revers que le denier du trésor de Bais, n° 28.
Coin from the same obverse and reverse dies as the denarius of the Bais treasure, no. 28
Coin from the same obverse and reverse dies as the denarius of the Bais treasure, no. 28
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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