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Denier with St. Martin - Anonymous Tours
| Issuer | Frankish Kingdom |
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| Year | 725-750 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Crude diademed bust facing right in the central field, rendered in the debased early medieval style typical of Frankish anonymous coinage. The diadem is represented by a row of pellets arching over the crown of the head, with additional pellets flanking the portrait. The bust is schematic and stylized, with minimal facial detail. A circular Latin legend surrounds the effigy, reading + SCI MARTIN, invoking Saint Martin of Tours as patron of the issue. |
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| Reverse description | A large, boldly struck letter S occupies the central field, flanked on either side by a single pellet, forming the characteristic pellet-S-pellet device associated with the Tours mint type. The surrounding field is encircled by a circular Latin legend reading + SCI MARTIN, repeating the dedication to Saint Martin of Tours. The overall design is characteristic of the anonymous Touraine denier series, executed in a simplified hammered style consistent with early Carolingian period provincial coinage. |
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| Mintage | ND (725-750) |
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