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1 Tremissis - Desiderius Treviso
| Issuer | Lombard Kingdom under Desiderius |
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| Year | 757-774 |
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| Currency | Tremissis (653-774) |
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| Reverse description | Central rosette or wheel motif with radiating petals enclosed within a beaded inner circle, surrounded by a circular legend in Roman capitals. The design references Byzantine tremissis prototypes adapted to Lombard regional coinage. The lettering is irregular and somewhat retrograde in places, characteristic of the Treviso mint's output during the reign of Desiderius. The overall execution is compact and densely arranged within the small flan. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Desiderius ruled as the last Lombard king until Charlemagne's forces crossed the Alps and besieged Pavia in 773, ending over two centuries of Lombard dominance in Italy. Treviso, as a secondary mint under Desiderius, produced tremisses in notably small quantities — the MEC I gap reference reflects how poorly this specific mint attribution is documented in the major corpus, leaving Bernardi's systematic catalogue as the primary authority for this type.