Merovingian coin hoard found in Britain

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  1. Tejas

    Tejas Well-Known Member

    Tejas, Nov 4, 2021
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  3. Al Kowsky

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    Dirk, Thanks for posting this article :happy:. The top photo looks Merovingian, but the other side of the coin isn't posted :(.

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    The other photos look like a Justinian I solidus from the Constantinople mint.

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  4. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank

    nice, I wish we had these hoards in the US
     
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  5. Tejas

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    I'm not sure, but I don't think that obverse and reverse above are from the same coin. The obverse shows an imitative Frankish tremissis (boucle perdue- type), dated to around 580s. The reverse seems to be Byzantine solidus.
     
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  7. ancient coin hunter

    ancient coin hunter 3rd Century Usurper

    We do. Just haven't been found yet! ;)
     
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    Huge thanks to both of you for the fantastic links! ...I look at the BBC every day, and I always miss this stuff.
     
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  9. ominus1

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    wow!
     
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