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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 990681, member: 112&quot;]Well, I thought it referred to a collection and book on that collection by Basel. But everything I found yesterday was in German and I&#039;m quite weak with German. But your question made me dig some more.</p><p><br /></p><p>My old standby for medieval, Grierson, has helped shed some light in one of his books. Luckily that book is available on Google - <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=WpQiZ8BX2q8C&amp;pg=PA82&amp;lpg=PA82&amp;dq=%22Merovingian+coins%22+Basel&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=GgiLfKX2J7&amp;sig=rF9y-QRPaAE60nWCesfZ8PwEfRA&amp;hl=en&amp;ei=6cCHTKGWJMWblgfh1JXODw&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=book_result&amp;ct=result&amp;resnum=1&amp;ved=0CBYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&amp;q=%22Merovingian%20coins%22%20Basel&amp;f=false" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://books.google.com/books?id=WpQiZ8BX2q8C&amp;pg=PA82&amp;lpg=PA82&amp;dq=%22Merovingian+coins%22+Basel&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=GgiLfKX2J7&amp;sig=rF9y-QRPaAE60nWCesfZ8PwEfRA&amp;hl=en&amp;ei=6cCHTKGWJMWblgfh1JXODw&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=book_result&amp;ct=result&amp;resnum=1&amp;ved=0CBYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&amp;q=%22Merovingian%20coins%22%20Basel&amp;f=false" rel="nofollow">http://books.google.com/books?id=WpQiZ8BX2q8C&amp;pg=PA82&amp;lpg=PA82&amp;dq=&quot;Merovingian+coins&quot;+Basel&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=GgiLfKX2J7&amp;sig=rF9y-QRPaAE60nWCesfZ8PwEfRA&amp;hl=en&amp;ei=6cCHTKGWJMWblgfh1JXODw&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=book_result&amp;ct=result&amp;resnum=1&amp;ved=0CBYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&amp;q=&quot;Merovingian coins&quot; Basel&amp;f=false</a> - start on page 81.</p><p><br /></p><p>Apparently the MMAG Basel sale of 1949 was huge ! It even occasioned supplements to the standard references on Merovingian coinage. The catalog of that sale it seems is a reference unto itself. So it seems I was correct in a way in that - M.h. Basel Nr. 7, p. 11, No. 268 - is an attribution, but it refers to the Basel sale catalog.</p><p><br /></p><p>Basel is a city in Switzerland and MMAG is a firm (auction house) which holds auctions there. Their auctions are referenced constantly by the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Fitzwilliam owns many of the pieces from their auctions. You can use links I have previoulsy provided in the Resources section to view their collections.</p><p><br /></p><p>One last thing for Kjetil - from what I have been able to find out you should feel quite blessed to own that piece as they very rarely are offered for sale.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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