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Auction: 21000 - The Tony Abramson Collection of Dark Age Coinage - Part I (conducted behind closed doors)
Lot: 6

Merovingia Francia, Pseudo-Imperial (c. 600-675), AV Tremissis, VICT M VCRAO, diademed and draped bust right, large eye, rev. VICTORIA VICVTOR, Victory advancing right, head left, with cross and wreath, single wing behind, star in right field, 1.14g, 270° (SCBI 69, 1075 this coin; Belfort 5285; CMM 05234), slightly off-struck to reverse and traces of double-striking to obverse and other minor superficial marks from soil extraction, otherwise an imposing portrait piece, good very fine

provenance
Lockdales 74, September 2009, lot 1017
~ Reportedly found in Kent, 2009~
[EMC 2009.0321]


This and the following lots are representative of the large corpus of 'Pseudo-Imperial' Tremisses struck under Frankish rule. A precise geographical attribution has not yet been established, but it is generally assumed that they were produced in eastern and central parts of the realm.

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Sold for
£1,300

Starting price
£850