Catalog
Tremissis - Theudebert II Brioude mint
| Issuer | Frankish Kingdom |
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| Year | 595-612 |
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| Currency | Tremissis (476-670) |
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| Obverse description | Stylized bust of Theudebert II facing left, rendered in the debased late antique manner characteristic of Merovingian gold coinage. The effigy displays schematic facial features with a beaded or braided hair treatment visible along the crown. A circular legend surrounds the bust in the field, reading retrograde or irregular Latin. The engraving reflects the provincial workshop style of the Brioude mint, departing from the refined classical prototypes of earlier Roman tremisses. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features two large, boldly rendered monogram letters AR occupying the central field, a hallmark device associated with the Brioude mint and characteristic of Merovingian tremisses of this period. The letters are rendered in a simplified, angular style typical of Frankish hammered gold coinage. A surrounding inscription in debased Latin runs along the periphery of the flan, identifying the mint and the moneyer or authority. The overall design is crude but intentional, consistent with provincial Merovingian monetary production of the late sixth to early seventh century. |
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