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Tremissis - Moneyer Arnoaldus Paris mint
| Issuer | Arnoaldus |
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| Year | 620-640 |
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| Currency | Tremissis (476-670) |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust rendered in the debased late antique style characteristic of Merovingian coinage, depicting a schematized human face with large, prominent eyes and flowing hair radiating outward from the head. The hair is rendered as bold, sweeping curved strands framing the face symmetrically, with small pellets or decorative elements at the lower periphery. A pellet or annulet appears above the forehead. The overall composition fills the flan, bordered by a beaded or serrated outer ring consistent with hammered tremissis production of the early 7th century. |
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| Reverse description | Central cross pattée or long cross rising from a base, flanked on either side by a stylized bird or animal figure facing the cross, rendered in the highly schematic Merovingian manner typical of Paris mint issues of the early 7th century. The figures are executed in bold relief with simplified anatomical detail. The design is enclosed within a beaded or toothed border, with the moneyer's legend distributed around the field. The composition reflects the transitional artistic vocabulary of post-Roman Frankish coinage. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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