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Tremissis Viviers mint
| Issuer | Frankish Kingdom |
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| Year | 560-585 |
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| Currency | Tremissis (476-670) |
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| Reverse description | Cross potent set upon a globus in the center of the field, flanked by the abbreviated mint signature. Below the globus, the standard Byzantine CONOB guarantee mark appears in a debased form, attesting to the coin's nominally gold standard. The reverse design closely imitates late Roman and Byzantine tremissis prototypes, with the cross potent serving as the primary Christian symbol. The overall execution is characteristic of a provincial Merovingian workshop, with irregular letter forms and uneven flan. |
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| Reverse lettering | TΛOI IΛOƆ IV VΛ COИOB (Translation: Viviers.) |
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The Viviers mint operated under Frankish authority during the reigns of Charibert I and Chilperic I, a period when Merovingian monetary administration was still heavily dependent on the Roman tremissis as both a weight standard and a conceptual model. Viviers — ancient Vivarium, on the Rhône — sat at a critical junction between Burgundian and Austrasian spheres of influence, and its monetary output reflects that contested geography. Belfort 4912 is among the rarer attributions from this mint, with few confirmed specimens in major collections.