Some Help Please With This Roman - Merovingian Coin

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Archeo1982 Pillar of the Community Netherlands 521 Posts	Posted 01/24/2018 09:59 am This coin was purchased from France. I'm not sure what it is.. During the cleaning, I noticed a second face on the obverse. A Roman 4th century portrait at 1 o'clock. Obv: Merovingian style portrait right with Christian long cross right. Rev: Cross ancree, On both sides traces of gold plating Mass: 2.34 gram Diameter: 17mm Edited by Archeo1982 01/24/2018 10:13 am Report this Post to the Staff

BigSilver Pillar of the Community United States 2843 Posts	Posted 01/24/2018 11:49 am You do post some tough-to-identify coins. Report this Post to the Staff
Archeo1982 Pillar of the Community Netherlands 521 Posts	Posted 01/24/2018 11:55 am Indeed, I can't figure them out myself. I tried, so I was hoping someone at the forum can... Edited by Archeo1982 01/24/2018 11:56 am Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/24/2018 3:50 pm Interesting coin, I think the reverse is upside down. VK is good with these types hopefully he will be along to see this. Report this Post to the Staff
Archeo1982 Pillar of the Community Netherlands 521 Posts	Posted 01/24/2018 5:12 pm Because it is a purchase I always keep in mind it can be a modern fake. But in this case I'm just not sure what it is Report this Post to the Staff
EarlymedievalDJP New Member United Kingdom 1 Posts	Posted 05/18/2020 4:47 pm Hi. I believe this is a Merovingian denier which is closely associated with Series G sceattas. They iconography is shared on the obverse with a bust facing a cross. However, none of the ones I have looked at had gold plating. This could be a contemporary pseudo-coin intended for ornamentation. All references I have are English but check them out. Portable Antiquities scheme at http://www.finds.org.uk/database Ref. SWYOR-B16336 and Ref. FAJN-93DC39 Early Medieval Coin Corpus at emc.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk Ref. 1996.0061 Hope this helps if you still have the coin. Would be interested to know what you think. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189017 Posts	Posted 05/18/2020 5:23 pm to the Community, EarlymedievalDJP! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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