Lot no. 444
FRANCE / MEROVINGIAN
Neustria, Paris or other undetermined place, Sigofredus monetary. Denarius ND (c.700).
Av + DOMI - NAIO. Bust draped right, with marked eye, adorned with a helmet decorated with pearls and topped on the front with pointed curls.
Rv. S[IGOFRI]DVS. Under a crosslet, a cross anchored between two dots, the right arm ending in an S surmounted by a crosslet.
Felder cf. 743, 1848 for SIGOFREDVS (Paris) or cf. 348 for DOMNARIO (Amboise); Silver - 1.16 g - 11 mm - 6 h
We give this denarius in Paris by similarity, without certainty, especially as the obverse reads DOMINAIO. Beautifully struck, in high relief, with a grey patina. Superb.
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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