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Tremissis - Moneyer Eligius and Clovis II Paris mint
| Issuer | Merovingian Kingdom of the Franks |
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| Year | 639-641 |
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| Weight | 1.12 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A prominent Latin cross occupies the center of the field, surrounded by two concentric rings or annulets, a motif distinctive of the Paris mint output attributed to the moneyer Eligius. The design is enclosed within a beaded border. The surrounding legend reads ELIGIV MONETΛ, identifying the celebrated goldsmith and moneyer Saint Eligius as the issuing authority. The overall composition is bold and stylized, consistent with Merovingian ecclesiastical artistic influence of the early seventh century. |
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Eligius of Noyon — goldsmith, royal treasurer under Dagobert I, and later bishop and saint — is one of the few moneyers from any period whose biography survives in detail. He operated the Paris mint during a transitional moment: Dagobert I died in January 639, leaving the throne to the child-king Clovis II under the regency of Queen Nanthild. This piece naming both moneyer and king was struck within that narrow window before Eligius departed royal service for the church, being ordained in 641.
The "var." designation against Belfort 3361 likely reflects a die combination or spelling variant — Merovingian tremisses from Paris show considerable epigraphic inconsistency even within a single moneyer's output.