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Tremissis - Moneyer Anglus II Quentovic mint
| Issuer | Merovingian Kingdom |
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| Year | 660-675 |
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| Value | 1 Tremissis (⅓) |
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| Obverse description | Facing or slightly turned bust of a stylized ruler in the Merovingian tradition, rendered in a highly schematic, flat manner characteristic of late 7th-century Frankish coinage. The effigy displays a diademed or helmeted head with rudimentary facial features, draped shoulders suggested by linear engraving, and a sceptre or cross held before the body. The figure is set within a beaded border, with the Latin legend distributed around the periphery of the field. The workmanship reflects the provincial, workshop-based style typical of the Quentovic mint during the later Merovingian period. |
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| Reverse description | A bold Latin cross with a stepped or decorated base occupies the centre of the reverse field, a common reverse type on Merovingian tremisses of this period. The cross is rendered with broad arms in a stark, hieratic style and rises from a stepped platform suggestive of a Calvary cross. The moneyer's legend is distributed in two lines or around the cross within a beaded border, identifying the responsible monetary official. The design is deeply struck with slightly uneven flan preparation, consistent with hammered production at a Frankish coastal mint. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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