Auction XIX – 26 - 27 March 2020
The William Stancomb Collection, Celtic, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, British and...
Part 1: Th, 26.03.2020, from 11:00 AM CET
Part 2: Fr, 27.03.2020, from 11:00 AM CET
The auction is closed.
Part 2: Fr, 27.03.2020, from 11:00 AM CET
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Description
★ An Extremely Rare Dorestad Mint Denier ★
Carolingian Kingdom, Charles the Great (Chalemagne) AR Denier. As Charles I, King of the Franks (768-814). Dorestad (Netherlands) mint, AD 793/4-812. +CARLVSRE+FR, six-armed 'cross' with pellets to either side within beaded ring / +DORESTADO, Karolus monogram within beaded ring. Unpublished in the standard references, but for reverse type cf. Depeyrot 2017, 411; Morrison-Grunthal 101-4; Prou 62. 1.62g, 20mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Extremely Rare.
From a private UK collection.
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Bidding
| Price realized | 1'900 GBP |
| Starting price | 1'200 GBP |
| Estimate | 2'000 GBP |
The auction is closed.
