Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 863. Estimate $3000.  Closing Date: Monday, 5 January 2009.  Sold For $6000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MEROVINGIANS, Banassac. Circa 620-640. AV Tremissis (1.28 g, 6h). Elafius, moneyer. Diademed male head right, diadem ends in three ribbons, pelleted border along truncation of neck; pellet below; to right, cross fourchée with pellet in vertical forks / MONETA T ELAFIVS (NE ligate; S horizontal), chalice with curved, open-ended handles, surmounted by cross. NM 17; Stahl, Merovingiens 162; Belfort 671; MEC 1, 423 var. (branch to right). EF.