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1 Tremissis
| Issuer | Uncertain Germanic tribes |
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| Year | 525-600 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Crude barbarian imitation of a late Roman imperial bust facing right, depicted in diademed and draped style with a cuirassed suggestion at the shoulder. The effigy is rendered in a rough, provincial manner characteristic of Germanic workshop production, with stylized facial features and a large eye. A degenerate pseudo-legend surrounds the bust in the field, composed of meaningless letter-like strokes imitating Roman script. The overall composition closely follows Byzantine tremissis prototypes but with notably debased workmanship. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Stylized Victory figure standing facing, with wings spread, holding a wreath and globus cruciger or long cross, rendered in a highly schematic and debased manner typical of Germanic imitative coinage. The design echoes the reverse type of Byzantine tremisses of the late 5th to 6th century, though the execution is crude and the figure is reduced to a series of incised lines. A degenerate pseudo-legend fills the surrounding field, consisting of repetitive stroke-like characters imitating a Latin inscription. A horizontal line or exergual element is visible at the base. |
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