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| From-To | Rarity* | Material | Diameter | Weight | | 1,1037527593819 | | - | - | | Description |
(THE FRANKS Clovis, 481-511 Pseudo-Imperial Coinage . In the name of Anastasius, 491-518 . Solidus, uncertain mint 481-511, AV 4.40 g. DN ?N?ST? SIVS PP ?VC Pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, three-quarters r., holding spear and decorated shield with horseman and fallen enemy motif. Rev. VICTORI ? ?VCCC ? Victory standing l., holding long jewelled cross; in r field, star, and in exergue, CONOB. Belfort 5027. Lacam . MEC I, 343. Very rare. Virtually as struck and almost Fdc Ex Sternberg XIX, 1987, 1139, and M. Dürr - R. Michel 8 November 1999, Lacam, 256 sales. This coin is most probably a Merovingian imitation of a Byzantine solidus in the name of Anastasius. This attribution is based on the analysis of the style of both the bust on the obverse and the Victory on the reverse, other than the epigraphy of the legends.) |
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