The Fitzwilliam Museum - Merovingians, contemporary plated (copper-gilt) copy of tremissis, Dronrijp type, Frisian mint, mid-7th cent., with bust right (cf. MEC 1.518); dia. 15.5mm, 1.08g, with remains of a copper-alloy loop, which has been rivited to the coin at an arbitrary orientation (to display neither the bust nor the cross). Found near Kings Lynn, Norfolk, 1999.: CM.1147-1999

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Titles

Merovingians, contemporary plated (copper-gilt) copy of tremissis, Dronrijp type, Frisian mint, mid-7th cent., with bust right (cf. MEC 1.518); dia. 15.5mm, 1.08g, with remains of a copper-alloy loop, which has been rivited to the coin at an arbitrary orientation (to display neither the bust nor the cross). Found near Kings Lynn, Norfolk, 1999.

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Description

Notes

History note: Under Review

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1999-11-22) by Valued History

Components of the work

Object composed of copper-gilt Weight 1.08 g

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.1147-1999
Primary reference Number: 267521
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Audit data

Created: Friday 13 November 2020 Updated: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Coins and Medals

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Merovingians, contemporary plated (copper-gilt) copy of tremissis, Dronrijp type, Frisian mint, mid-7th cent., with bust right (cf. MEC 1.518); dia. 15.5mm, 1.08g, with remains of a copper-alloy loop, which has been rivited to the coin at an arbitrary orientation (to display neither the bust nor the cross).  Found near Kings Lynn, Norfolk, 1999." Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/267521 Accessed: 2024-04-16 20:06:51

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