Merovingia Francia Denier -

Merovingia Francia (c. 700-725), Denier, diademed and draped bust right, almond-shaped eye, thin projecting lips, quatrefoil behind, plain cross angled before, rev. +ADALSAR, around pellet in beaded inner circle, 0.98g, 180° (SCBI 69, 1103 this coin; Belfort 5753 var; Metcalf 267; MEC I, 616).

Images and selected text reproduced by kind permission of Spink and Son Ltd, London, auction 21000, The Tony Abramson Collection of Dark Age Coinage - Part I, March 18th 2021, lot #333. Provenance: Jean Elsen & Ses Fils 120, 15 March 2014, lot 599.