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1 Tremissis In the name of Anastasius I, Lyon
| Issuer | Burgundian Kingdom |
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| Year | 473-500 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Anastasius I, rendered in the late Roman imperial tradition. The effigy is set within a beaded border and encircled by a Latin legend identifying the emperor. The portrait style reflects the Burgundian imitation of contemporary Byzantine coinage, with characteristic simplified facial features and regalia indicative of a Germanic workshop. |
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| Obverse lettering | D N ANASTASIVS PRF AV (Translation: Dominus Noster Anastasius Perpetuus Augustus Our Lord, Anastasius, perpetual August) |
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The Burgundian tremissis struck in Anastasius's name reflects a political calculation common among post-Roman successor kingdoms: issuing coin under the Byzantine emperor's authority rather than a local ruler's name lent the currency legitimacy across trade networks that still recognized Constantinople. The Burgundians under Gundobad were particularly attentive to this, maintaining formal ties with the eastern court while consolidating control over the Rhône corridor.
Lyon — Roman Lugdunum — retained active minting infrastructure long after the western imperial collapse, and Burgundian issues from the city show continuity with late Roman metrology. Tomasini's Group A6 classification places this among the earliest Burgundian tremisses, predating the more stylistically degraded later products of the same workshop.