Merovingian denier
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The Merovingian denier was a small silver coin that served as a principal monetary unit in early medieval Frankish territories under the Merovingian kings.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval coin
ⓘ
monetary unit ⓘ silver coin ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
hoard finds
ⓘ
single finds ⓘ |
| associatedRulers |
Merovingian kings of Austrasia
ⓘ
Merovingian kings of Burgundy NERFINISHED ⓘ Merovingian kings of Neustria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | local and regional trade ⓘ |
| circulationMedium | hand-to-hand coinage ⓘ |
| currencyRole | principal monetary unit ⓘ |
| denominationType | denier ⓘ |
| economicFunction |
medium of exchange
ⓘ
store of value ⓘ unit of account ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Roman Western Europe ⓘ |
| historicalDiscipline |
economic history
ⓘ
medieval history ⓘ |
| iconography |
Christian symbols
ⓘ
mint marks ⓘ royal monograms ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority | Merovingian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm |
French
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| material | silver ⓘ |
| metalType | precious metal ⓘ |
| mintingAuthority |
episcopal mints
ⓘ
royal mints ⓘ urban mints ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | early medieval Frankish monetary system ⓘ |
| numismaticField | Merovingian numismatics ⓘ |
| politicalEntity | Kingdom of the Franks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | late Roman coinage ⓘ |
| productionMethod | struck coinage ⓘ |
| region |
Frankish Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Europe ⓘ |
| relatedCurrency | denarius ⓘ |
| relatedDynasty | Merovingian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studyObject | numismatic collections ⓘ |
| successor | Carolingian denier ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
7th century
ⓘ
8th century ⓘ early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| typicalShape | round ⓘ |
| usedIn | Frankish territories ⓘ |
| usedUnder | Merovingian kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weightStandard | variable silver weight standard ⓘ |
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