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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-3E51D8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An early medieval Merovingian gold tremissis of Dronrijp type (Pol Series 4 Class 2; MEC 519-20 (die duplicate); Prou 1240), probably minted in Austrasia or Frisia (modern Low Countries) and dating to the early/mid 7th century, c.620-40.
The diameter is 13mm and the weight 1.27g.
Refs: Pol 2008; Grierson and Blackburn 1986 (MEC).
Notes:
With thanks to Carl Savage for his help in identifying this coin.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Frankish style
Date from: Circa AD 620
Date to: Circa AD 640
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.27 g
Diameter: 13 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 5th January 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 50 Finds from Cumbria
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Tremissis
Ruler/issuer: Anonymous (Tremissis)
Category: Coin of Merovingian Francia
Type: Merovingian tremissis
Obverse description: Left-facing diademed bust.
Obverse inscription: AAC / LIC (A unbarrred; C retrograde)
Reverse description: Cross on horizontal base with pellet below, L U either side.
Reverse inscription: VAVVAAVAoA (A unbarred)
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: South Lakeland (District)
To be known as: BURTON-IN-KENDAL
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grierson, P. and Blackburn, M.A.S. | 1986 | Medieval European Coinage, Volume I. The Early Middle Ages (5th-10th Centuries) | Cambridge | Cambridge University Press | |||
| Pol, A. | 2008 | Boeles en het mysterie van het Dronrijp-type | Leeuwarden | Fryske Akademy/AFUK |
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