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Solidus - Sigebert III Marseille mint
| Issuer | Frankish Kingdom |
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| Year | 639-656 |
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| Reference(s) | Prou Mer#1412, Belfort#2529 |
| Obverse description | Diademed bust of the king facing right, the diadem rendered as a string of pearls with a central pellet, executed in the schematic late Merovingian style. The portrait is stylized rather than naturalistic, consistent with seventh-century Frankish gold coinage. The mint name legend is disposed in the field before the bust, serving as the primary obverse inscription. The overall design reflects the degraded but distinctive artistic conventions of Merovingian solidi derived from earlier Byzantine prototypes. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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