Details

LOT 0172

Merovingian - Gold Tremissis

Circa 7th century AD, enigmatic issue. Obv: diademed profile bust right with the diadem ends extending through the legend and +/LSMd(N)/OVICO legend; the N possibly an extension of the diadem front jewel. Rev: equal armed cross within 'torc' inner border with +SAV[ ]MV legend. Good very fine. Extremely rare; apparently unrecorded.(1.26 grams.). [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Harlow, Essex, 2013; recorded with Early Medieval Corpus, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (reference EMC 2013.0287).

Literature

Prou -; Belfort -; see EMC 2013.0287 (this coin).

Footnotes

The reverse, showing a torc-shaped beaded inner border, could possibly have resulted from copying the well known types that show letters C-V, C-A or C-S to each side of the lower cross limb. The flamboyant extensions to the diadem band to the obverse also seem likely to be the result of inaccurate copying; the reverse legend begins SAV or SAL which could perhaps suggest it being copied (inaccurately) from SAVOLLVS or SAVELONE, which name appears on coins from Egalominium. An interesting coin, worthy of research.