THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES, Merovingians, Tremissis, Clémont (dép. Cher), c. 620-40, bust left, S in front, two small pellets behind, large pellet at base of neck, CLIMONE VICO E retrograde, rev. Calvary cross potent and pellet, VINOVALODIMO X retrograde, 1.29g/1h (cf. Depeyrot III, p.40, 3; cf. Belfort 1579; cf. Prou 1685ff). Of quite extraordinary style and quality, better than extremely fine and as struck, extremely rare £1,500-2,000

Several coins of Clémont have the moneyer’s name Vinovaldus