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Tremissis - Moneyer Madelinus Dorestad mint
| Issuer | Madelinus (Merovingian moneyer, Dorestad) |
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| Year | 585-675 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | DOREᔕTΛT FIT (Translation: Minted in Dorestad.) |
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| Mintage | ND (585-675) |
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Madelinus was among the most prolific moneyers operating at Dorestad, the Frankish emporium at the confluence of the Rhine and Lek that functioned as the commercial gateway between the Merovingian interior and Frisian trading networks reaching into England and Scandinavia. The sheer volume of Madelinus-signed tremisses surviving — spread across multiple die studies — suggests either a dynasty of moneyers sharing the name across generations or an unusually long-running operation, a question the scholarship has not definitively resolved. Dorestad's output circulated far beyond Frankish territory, with examples turning up in Sutton Hoo-era hoards.