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1 Tremissis In the name of Anastasius I
| Issuer | Uncertain Germanic tribes |
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| Year | 501-600 |
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| Value | 1 Tremissis = ⅓ Solidus |
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| Obverse lettering | D C ANO - SIVS O CIV (Translation: Dominus Noster Anastasius Perpetuus Augustus Our Lord, Anastasius, perpetual August) |
| Reverse description | Standing figure of Victory in full length, facing left, holding a long cross in the right hand and a globus cruciger or wreath in the left, rendered in a stylized and debased manner typical of Germanic tremissis imitations. The wings, though schematically depicted, remain identifiable. The surrounding legend is severely garbled, reading VOTIVO - OVHOAVICCC ONO, a barbaric corruption of VICTORIA AUGUSTI and the mint signature CONOB, referencing Constantinople. A cross or decorative element appears in the field. The execution throughout reflects a provincial or itinerant Germanic die-cutter working from a Byzantine model. |
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Tremisses struck by Germanic successor kingdoms in the name of Anastasius I were a deliberate political act — using the reigning emperor's name conferred a veneer of legitimacy on rulers who lacked any formal imperial mandate. The practice was widespread among the Visigoths, Burgundians, and Ostrogoths during the sixth century, making firm attribution to a specific issuer genuinely difficult without accompanying find-spot data or die-linkage studies.
The unresolved Boutin reference here is telling. Weight at 1.39g sits slightly below the standard Byzantine tremissis of roughly 1.52g, which may point toward a specific workshop's alloy practices or a later imitative tradition.