1 Tremissis In the name of Anastasius I

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.