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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Severus Alexander, post: 8318413, member: 84744&quot;]I&#039;m no expert, but since nobody else has replied I&#039;ll add my 2¢.&nbsp; I agree it looks like a Merovingian denier, the size is right, the cross with pellets is often found on them, and the lettering is right.&nbsp; There are a bewildering array of types, most very rare, so it may be a challenge identifying it!</p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse might be a stylized bust, oriented correctly.&nbsp; Is that what you&#039;re thinking?&nbsp; Something like <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4695749" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4695749" rel="nofollow">this</a>:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1473096[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>They can get very stylized indeed:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1473097[/ATTACH]</p><p>As you can see, that one even has the pelleted cross, but there&#039;s no legend resemblance.&nbsp; I see something like &quot;EMBO&quot; on your reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s my only Merovingian denier:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1473098[/ATTACH]</p><p>Minted at Catullacum/St. Denis in the early 8th century. </p><p><br /></p><p>By scouring <a href="https://gallica.bnf.fr/services/engine/search/sru?operation=searchRetrieve&amp;exactSearch=false&amp;version=1.2&amp;query=(colnum%20adj%20%22Appartient%20à%20l%27ensemble%20documentaire%20:%20MonnFrMer%22)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://gallica.bnf.fr/services/engine/search/sru?operation=searchRetrieve&amp;exactSearch=false&amp;version=1.2&amp;query=(colnum%20adj%20%22Appartient%20à%20l%27ensemble%20documentaire%20:%20MonnFrMer%22)" rel="nofollow">BNF/Gallica</a> I was able to find a match for my coin:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1473101[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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