MEROVINGIANS, Banassac. Circa 620-640. AV Tremissis (14mm, 1.27 g, 6h). Maximinus, moneyer. + MAXIMIN V(horizontal S) MO, diademed head right; cross above, pellet below / BANNACACO FII, covered chalice surmounted by cross. Grierson, Coins of Medieval Europe 56 ;NM 12; Belfort 691; Prou 2070; MEC 1, 425 (same obv. die). Toned. Good VF.

From the Richard A. Jourdan Collection of Medieval European Coins. Ex Triton XXI (9 January 2018), lot 920.

‘The goblet on coins of Banassac ... is a play on the name of the civitas Gabolorum (mod. Gevaudan) in which Banassac was situated.’ Grierson, p. 24