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1 Tremissis - Desiderius Vercelli
| Issuer | Lombardy and Tuscany (Lombard Kingdom) |
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| Year | 757-774 |
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| Value | 1 Tremissis |
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| Obverse description | Central cross pattée within a circular field, rendered in a stylised interlace manner characteristic of Lombard coinage. The cross is enclosed by a beaded inner circle, outside of which runs the royal Latin legend. The lettering is arranged in retrograde or irregular fashion typical of late Lombard hammered tremisses, reading D NDCSIDCRIVS R, an abbreviated invocation of King Desiderius. The overall design reflects the degenerate yet distinctive epigraphic style of eighth-century northern Italian monetary art. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central motif depicting a stylised wheel or rota device with radiating spokes dividing floral or petal-like ornaments in the quarters, enclosed within a beaded inner circle. A circumferential Latin legend surrounds the central design, reading FL`AVIA VIRCEL`L`I, identifying the mint city of Vercelli by its Roman toponym Flavia. The execution is characteristic of the degenerate Lombard tremissis tradition, with irregular letter spacing and a somewhat crude but intentional decorative arrangement typical of the Vercelli mint under Desiderius. |
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