Tremissis - Chlothar II Marseille mint

Chlothar II issued this tremissis from Marseille following his reunification of the Frankish kingdoms in 613, when he finally eliminated Brunhilda — having her executed by being dragged by a horse — and absorbed Burgundy and Austrasia into a single dominion. Marseille remained the wealthiest port in Merovingian Gaul, its Mediterranean trade sustaining a mint that continued producing gold long after northern Frankish mints had collapsed into base metal issues.

The Prou variant designation suggests a die pairing not captured in the primary sequence — not uncommon for Marseille, where multiple moneyers operated with considerable independence.