★ Single Specimen Known - Pedigree to 1928 ★

MEROVINGIANS, Maine-et-Loire. Angers. Circa 560-585. Triens (Gold, 11 mm, 1.41 g, 6 h), Launardus, moneyer. ANDECAVIS Male bust to right. Rev. LAVNARDVS Person (Victory?) standing facing, hands raised and holding palm leaf(?). Belfort -. Depeyrot III, p.10, 3 ( citing this specimen ). MEC -. Prou -. Stahl, Fonds Bourgey, 126 ( this coin ). Extremely rare, only one specimen known. Somewhat weakly struck. Very fine.

From the Childeric Collection of Merovingian Coinage, acquired from CGB, and ex Bourgey, 15 December 1924, 149 and ex Ratto 1928, 235.

Published by Alan M. Stahl (1994), Merovingiens et Royaumes Barbares, as number 126.