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Description: | Gold tremisssis, probably struck in France c AD 630. the blundered inscription, in pseudo-lettering, is inspired by the coins of Chalon, which have CA for Chalon either side of a Byzantine cross. The Fitzwilliam Museum examined the coin and discovered that it has a specific gravity of 15.75 (c.72% gold + 28% silver). EMC 2005.0041 [merovingian] | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 630 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Caroline McDonald | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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