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Denier - Agilbertus
| Issuer | Bishopric of Paris |
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| Year | 673-675 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Diademed bust facing right, with a cross-like ornament at the forehead; a beaded line delineates the skull and neckline. The effigy is rendered in the stylized Merovingian manner, characteristic of late 7th-century ecclesiastical coinage. A circular legend surrounds the bust within the field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Agilbert — the Frankish form of the name belongs to the same bishop who attended the Synod of Whitby in 664, arguing the Roman position on Easter calculation before returning to the Continent and taking the see of Paris. His tenure was brief, roughly two years, which tightly constrains the striking window for this type. Merovingian episcopal coinage of this period operated under royal tolerance rather than explicit grant, a fragile arrangement that explains why so few bishop-attributed issues survive with firm documentation.