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