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Merovingian. Anonymous gold Tremissis ND (c. AD 580-670) Good XF, Amiens or Chartres mint?, cf. Belfort-140 and 1434. 11mm. 1.20gm. Imperial-style diademed bust right (legend almost entirely off-flan) / cross ancrée on two steps (legend almost entirely off-flan). A very peculiar issue whose attribution is made tenuous owing to the fact that the majority of the legends have been struck off-flan. Though the portrait style bears certain affinities to Belfort-140 (Amiens), with the bottom portions of the legends closely conforming to the legends AMIANIS C / DVLLOBERTV M of that piece (see also Prou-1111-1113). This specimen, however, shows a plain cross on three steps, rather than a cross ancrée, which seems to only appear on steps on the issues of Chartres (cf. Belfort-1434). Though the bust type appears quite different on Belfort's illustration for this issue, the legends also show similarities to what can be seen here.
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Merovingian. Anonymous gold Tremissis ND (c. AD 580-670) Good XF, Amiens or Chartres mint?, cf. Belfort-140 and 1434. 11mm. 1.20gm. Imperial-style diademed bust right (legend almost entirely off-flan) / cross ancrée on two steps (legend almost entirely off-flan). A very peculiar issue whose attribution is made tenuous owing to the fact that the majority of the legends have been struck off-flan. Though the portrait style bears certain affinities to Belfort-140 (Amiens), with the bottom portions of the legends closely conforming to the legends AMIANIS C / DVLLOBERTV M of that piece (see also Prou-1111-1113). This specimen, however, shows a plain cross on three steps, rather than a cross ancrée, which seems to only appear on steps on the issues of Chartres (cf. Belfort-1434). Though the bust type appears quite different on Belfort's illustration for this issue, the legends also show similarities to what can be seen here.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/france/france-merovingian-anonymous-gold-tremissis-nd-c-ad-580-670-good-xf-/a/61253-99001.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61253-01162022
HID02906262019
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