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Tremissis Cologne mint
| Issuer | Frankish Kingdom |
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| Year | 550-600 |
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| Value | 1 Tremissis (⅓) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed bust of an imperial effigy facing right, rendered in the debased late antique style characteristic of Merovingian coinage. The bust is depicted with a diadem and stylized drapery, reflecting the continued imitation of late Roman imperial portraiture. A surrounding Latin legend encircles the field, partially legible due to the irregular flan and crude die-cutting typical of this period. |
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| Reverse description | A standing figure of Victory facing, rendered in a highly schematized Merovingian style, holding a wreath in one hand and a long cross in the other. A star is visible in the right field. The composition closely follows late Roman Victory types but with the degenerated rendering typical of Frankish tremisses struck at the Cologne mint. A partially legible Latin legend surrounds the figure, incorporating the mint name COLVNIA. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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