Live auction - bmv_321446 - UNSPECIFIED MINT Denier indéterminé, EO / OS

UNSPECIFIED MINT Denier indéterminé, EO / OS AU

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Estimate :	800 €
Price :	no bid
Maximum bid :	no bid
End of the sale :	30 June 2015 15:51:57

Type : Denier indéterminé, EO / OS

Date: VIIIe siècle

Mint name / Town : indéterminé

Metal : silver

Diameter : 10 mm

Orientation dies : 1 h.

Weight : 1,18 g.

Rarity : R3

Coments on the condition:

Denier sur un petit flan régulier et épais, avec tous les types bien frappés et complets. Patine sombre avec des reliefs un peu plus clairs

Catalogue references :

B.cf. 5654 - Bais.278 - MEC.1/- - Laf/L.-

Obverse

Obverse description : E O accosté de globules, en plein champ.

Reverse

Reverse description : O S accosté de globules, sous une barre d’abréviation.

Commentary

Ce type appartient à une série bien connue, mais mal étudiée.
Les deux exemplaires 276-277 de Bais ont bien cet avers mais associé à un revers avec SO (S rétrograde) alors que le 278 est comparable à cette monnaie.
Aucune attribution convaincante ne semble avoir été proposée pour ce denier pourtant si caractéristique.
This type belongs to a well-known, but poorly studied, series. The two examples 276-277 of Bais do have this obverse but associated with a reverse with SO (retrograde S) while the 278 is comparable to this coin. No convincing attribution seems to have been proposed for this denarius, which is nevertheless so characteristic.