France, Touraine, Tours, Abbey of St. Martin, AR Denier,1150-1200, Chatel, B-185

Description

This coin was issued
in the name of Abbey of Saint Martin in Tours City
, Touraine, France, in circa
1150-1200 AD
.
A
nonymous type.
This type of the coin was
widely accepted
and
widely distributed
.
Touraine
is one of the traditional provinces of France,  Its capital was
Tours City
.  During the political reorganization of
French territory in 1790, Touraine province was divided into four departments.  Tours City is the largest city in the
Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Saint Martin's monastery in Tours
City benefited from patronage and support
from the Frankish
King Clovis
.  In 845, Tours repelled the first attack of the Viking.  In 850, the Vikings went up the Loire
again in 852 and sacked Angers,
Tours and the abbey of Marmoutier
.
In the west, the "new city" structured around the Abbey of
Saint Martin was freed from the control of the City during 10th century
and became "
Chateauneuf
".  Tours City became the capital
of the county of Tours or Touraine, the latter were
victorious in the
11th century
.
The Abbey of Marmoutier was a monastery just
outside today's Tours City
.  The Abbey at Tours was one of the most prominent
and influential establishments in medieval France.  In later times the abbey was
destroyed by fire
on several occasions and
ransacked by Norman Vikings
in 853 and in 903.  It burned again in 994.  During the French Wars of Religion, the basilica was
sacked by the Protestant
Huguenots in 1562
.  It was disestablished during the
French Revolution
.
After the radical Paris Commune of 1871, the church decides to
build a basilica to St. Martin
.  The new Basilique of St. Martin
consecrated in 1925
.  The new Basilique is located at (
47.3930, 0.6830
).  I will attach three photos of it from google systems.
[The above explanations are quoted from Wikipedia etc.]
Silver Denier.     A small hole.
Design : " +
SCS MARTINVS
"  with Chatel Tournois.  /
" +
TVRONIS CIVI
"  with Cross.
Provenance : Ex Mr. Robert Tye, Great Numismatist, in Yorkshire, UK in 1994.
Catalog number is Boudeau-185.
Boudeau catalogue is "Monnaies Francaises Provinciales.
Duche de France, Normandie, Bretagne,
Anjou, Maine, Touraine, Rleanais, Berri, Nivernais et Bourbonnais.", Written by Emile Boudeau, expert directeur,
published by Cabinet de Numismatique, in Paris.
Size : 19 x 19 mm.     Weight : 0.58 gr.
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