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1 Tremissis - Aripert II With hand in field
| Issuer | Kingdom of the Lombards |
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| Year | 701-712 |
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| Composition | Gold |
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| Obverse description | Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of King Aripert II facing right, with a hand prominently positioned in the field before the face, a distinctive iconographic element of this issue. The effigy is rendered in the stylized late antique manner typical of Lombard gold coinage. A Latin legend encircles the bust within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | D N AR - IPER RX (Translation: Dominus Noster Aripert Rex Our Lord, Aripert, King) |
| Reverse description | Standing frontal figure of the Archangel Saint Michael, winged and facing left, depicted holding a long staff in one hand and a shield in the other, rendered in the hieratic Byzantine-influenced style characteristic of Lombard ecclesiastical coinage. The figure is presented in a formal, schematic manner consistent with early medieval religious iconography. A Latin legend encircles the composition within a beaded border. |
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