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Tremissis - Moneyer Ghiso Saint-Maurice d'Agaune abbey
| Issuer | Abbey of Saint-Maurice d'Agaune |
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| Year | 600-650 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Stylized bust facing right, rendered in a degenerate late antique manner characteristic of early Merovingian coinage. The effigy is schematically executed, with a rudimentary portrayal of the head and neck. A retrograde or debased Latin legend surrounds the central device in the field. |
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| Mintage | ND (600-650) |
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Saint-Maurice d'Agaune, founded in the Valais in the late fourth century over the presumed burial site of the martyred Theban legionary Maurice, became one of the most politically significant ecclesiastical establishments in early medieval Burgundy. The abbey held exceptional royal favor under the Merovingians, and its moneyer-struck tremisses — issued under named moneyers such as Ghiso — reflect the decentralized fiscal reality of seventh-century Gaul, where ecclesiastical houses operated mints as a matter of economic necessity, not royal delegation. The absence of a Belfort reference number suggests this piece has not been firmly catalogued within that corpus, placing its attribution on typological and find-context grounds alone.