Tremissis - Moneyer Elafius Banassac

Banassac, a minting site in the Lozère region of southern Gaul, was one of the most prolific tremissis-producing workshops of the Merovingian period — unusual given its remote location in the Massif Central. The site's output appears tied to wool and cattle trade routes through the region rather than any major administrative center. Moneyers at Banassac enjoyed considerable autonomy, lending their own names to issues in ways that make individual die-linked series traceable across decades.

Elafius is among the better-documented Banassac moneyers by name frequency alone.