1 Tremissis Short head

Tremisses struck by Germanic successor authorities in the post-Roman west are among the most difficult coins to attribute with confidence — many were produced by tribes imitating late Roman and Byzantine gold without consistent mint signatures or issuing legends. The "short head" designation is a modern typological grouping, not a contemporary one, reflecting attempts by scholars to organize a chaotic output that spans Visigoths, Burgundians, Franks, and lesser-identified groups across two centuries of political fragmentation.

The MEC I 373 comparison suggests a Frankish or related Merovingian connection, but the Arslan gap keeps firm attribution out of reach.