Catalog
Tremissis - Charibert II Banassac mint
| Issuer | Frankish Kingdom |
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| Year | 629-632 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse description | A stylized chalice or goblet occupies the central field, rendered in the abstract, schematic manner characteristic of Merovingian monetary art of the early 7th century. The chalice motif, a relatively rare type among Frankish tremisses, is depicted frontally with a broad cup and splayed foot. The surrounding legend BANNIAEIACO FIIT, referencing the mint of Banassac in the Gévaudan region, is distributed around the periphery in debased Latin characters. The reverse is enclosed within a beaded border consistent with the obverse treatment. |
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| Mintage | ND (629-632) |
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Charibert II was installed by his brother Dagobert I as a sub-king over Aquitaine in 629, a deliberate partition meant to pacify the region rather than reflect any genuine power-sharing arrangement. He died in 632, and Dagobert promptly reunited the kingdom under his sole rule, making the Banassac mint's output attributable to this reign among the shortest-window gold issues of Merovingian Gaul. The Banassac mint, active in the Gévaudan district, is notable for a prolific but stylistically variable gold tremissis production that complicates precise attribution across the period.