Co 767 (Medieval denier of the Duchy of Burgundy from Dijon) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
1272
Not before (date)
1162
Comment
JLR: Burgundian coins are relatively common as stray finds and in hoards across the Latin East. They occur frequently at Crusader centers such as Caesarea and Acre as well as in the wider region, though, apart from the Samos hoard (DuplessyMetcalf1962), rarely in Greece.
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
Metcalf1995, pp. 173-174, pl. 22:574-575 (Bourgogne under ducs Hugh III, Eudes III, or Hugh IV)
Preservation comment
Wear: VG. Edges nicked slightly; extensive, slight, minute pitting; sparse delamination in small flakes; dense, shallow striations from vigorous mechanical cleaning on both faces. Clouds of greenish brown corrosion or patina?
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 80, no. 1250 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Venetian (Billon)“)
Axis (1-12)
3
Has denomination
Denier
Numismatic Authority
Duchy of Burgundy (918-1482)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
18.0
Numismatic Mint
Dijon
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.71
Obverse Description
Traces of double crozier, pellet above and annulet below; within band border
Obverse Inscription
[✠ VGO] DVX BUR[G⋮DIE]
Reverse Description
Cross with flaring arms and pellets in quadrants within circle; within dotted(?) border
Reverse Inscription
✠ DI[VIONEN]SIS
Belongs to Historical Period
Frankish (Historical Period)
Material
Billon (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 767 (Medieval denier of the Duchy of Burgundy from Dijon).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0767>