Catalog
Tremissis in the name of Justinian I
| Issuer | Frankish Kingdom |
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| Year | 527-600 |
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| Value | 1 Tremissis (⅓) |
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| Reverse lettering | VITORIA AVCCC CON OB (Translation: Victory of the August / Constantinople.) |
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| Mintage | ND (527-600) |
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Frankish tremisses imitating Byzantine issues were not mere copying exercises — they reflect the political reality that Merovingian rulers lacked the monetary credibility to circulate gold under their own names across the Mediterranean trade network. Byzantine coin types, particularly those of Justinian I, carried transactional trust that no Frankish king could yet command. The imitations kept commerce moving while Frankish mints were still finding their footing.
The "var." notations against both MEC and Belfort references point to die combinations not fully catalogued — unsurprising given how many Frankish minting centers operated with near-total autonomy during this period.