Tremissis - Moneyer Maximinus Banassac mint

Banassac, situated in the Lozère, was among the most productive minting sites in Merovingian Gaul — its output during the seventh century was substantial enough to generate dozens of identified moneyers, each striking in their own name rather than that of any king. This practice, peculiar to Merovingian coinage, reflects the near-total collapse of centralized fiscal authority following the fragmentation of Clovis's kingdom among his heirs. The moneyer Maximinus is attested across a narrow window of production, his name confirming continuity with the Romano-Christian naming conventions that Frankish Gaul inherited rather than invented.