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Unique ID: KENT-C6D398
Object type certainty: Certain
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An early-medieval (late 6th to 7th century) gold Merovingian tremissis (c.580-670) minted at Quentovic (France) by Dagulfus (Prou 1122; Lafaurie 1996 Dagulfus type 2). Refs: Prou 1892: 246; Lafaurie 1996: 196-7.'
Obv.: Left-facing diademed bust; inscription starts at 3 o'clock and is retrograde. Leg.: 'VVIC IN PO[N]TI[O]'. Rev.: Inscription around a central motif described by Prou as 'some kind of tree', Lafaurie as 'feuille de vesce' (vetch, a kind of plant group). Leg.: from 8 o'clock, 'DAFVLFVS MNT'.
Measurements: 10.95mm diameter, 1.35mm thick and 1.40g in weight.
This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
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 580
Date to: Circa AD 670
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.35 mm
Weight: 1.4 g
Diameter: 10.95 mm
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Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Tremissis
Ruler/issuer: Anonymous (Tremissis)
Mint or issue place: Quentovic
Category: Coin of Merovingian Francia
Type: Quentovic tremissis: Dagulfus (Lafaurie II, 2-6)
Obverse description: Left-facing diademed bust; inscription starts at 3 o'clock and is retrograd
Obverse inscription: VVIC IN PO[N]TI[O]
Reverse description: Inscription around a central 'tree' motif
Reverse inscription: DAFVLFVS MNT
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TR2864
Four figure Latitude: 51.32936504
Four figure longitude: 1.27140035
1:25K map: TR2864
1:10K map: TR26SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Lafaurie, Jean | 1996 | VVIC in Pontio. Les monnaies merovingiennes de Wicus | Paris | La Société Française Numismatique | |||
Prou, M | 1892 | Les monnaies merovingiennes | Paris | Rollin and Feuardent |