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Sou d'or - Sigebert III Marseille
| Issuer | Austrasia, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 634-656 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Sigebert III facing right, rendered in a schematic late antique style characteristic of Merovingian coinage. The effigy is diademed, with the facial features and drapery indicated in a stylized, increasingly barbarized manner. A single globule appears before the face in the field. The legend SIGIBERTVS runs around the periphery, partially visible within the irregular flan. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A bold Latin cross with splayed arms rises from a globus or orb at its base, occupying the central field in a composition derived from Byzantine solidus prototypes. The letters M and a lambda-like character (Λ) appear to the left and right of the cross shaft, with X and XI distributed in the opposing quadrants of the field, likely denoting the mint or officina of Marseille. The peripheral legend VICTVRIASEGI, a Merovingian corruption of VICTORIA AUGUSTI, encircles the design within a beaded border. |
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