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Unique ID: LIN-BDB0B7
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete early medieval Merovingian gold tremissis, 'mint and moneyer' or 'National Series' broadly dating c.AD580-670 although this coin may date c.620-640, mint unknown but probably Austrasia/Frisia (roughly encompassing parts of NE France, N Germany and the Low Countries), cf. Belfort nos 3016, 3029-32, MEC1, nos 510-11. Refs: Belfort 1892: 380, 383; Grierson and Blackburn 1986: 125, pl. 24.
The coin was struck on a small flan with the inscription only partially visible owing to the die being larger than the flan.
Diameter: 11.14 mm; Thickness: 1.37 mm; Weight: 1.22g
This coin is paralleled by examples found in the Dronrijp hoard of 1876 (found near Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands) the deposition of which is roughly dated to the 620s (Grierson and Blackburn 1986: 125). Pol (2008) dates the Dronrijp-type tremisses (see LIN-047A65) from the 620s. This is the first example of its type to be recorded by the PAS.
This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Frankish style
Date from: Circa AD 620
Date to: Circa AD 640
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.37 mm
Weight: 1.22 g
Diameter: 11.14 mm
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Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Tremissis
Ruler/issuer: Anonymous (Tremissis)
Mint or issue place: Unknown
Category: Coin of Merovingian Francia
Type: Merovingian tremissis
Obverse description: Cross within plain circle, illegible inscription partially off flan outside.
Obverse inscription: illegible
Reverse description: Cross within plain circle, illegible inscription partially off flan outside.
Reverse inscription: illegible
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TF5075
Four figure Latitude: 53.25081873
Four figure longitude: 0.24681187
1:25K map: TF5075
1:10K map: TF57NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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de Belfort, A. | 1892 | Description generale des monnaies merovingienne | Paris | Au siège de la société Française de numismatique | |||
Grierson, P. and Blackburn, M.A.S. | 1986 | Medieval European Coinage, Volume I. The Early Middle Ages (5th-10th Centuries) | Cambridge | Cambridge University Press | |||
Pol, A. | 2008 | Boeles en het mysterie van het Dronrijp-type | Leeuwarden | Fryske Akademy/AFUK |