428, Lot: 522. Estimate $500. Sold for $600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MEROVINGIANS, Paris (region). Circa 725-750. AR Denier (11.5mm, 1.18 g, 12h). + PAR[I(horizontal S)I]V(horizontal S)O, diademed head right / Cross ancrée with pendilia hanging from crossbar; pellets under each arc and below each pendilium; annulets at end of each bar. NM –; cf. Belfort 3427; MEC 1, 598. Near EF, iridescent toning. Well struck.

Ex F.P. Briand Collection (Heritage 3063, 16 January 2018), lot 34165.