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1 Tremissis In the name of Heraclius, Realistic bust, regular head with stars

Issuer Tuscany, Duchy of
Year 620-700
Type Standard circulation coin
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Reverse description A bold Latin cross with a T-bar base, centrally placed in the field, consistent with the Byzantine cross potent on step motif as adapted in Lombard tremissis coinage. The cross is surrounded by a degenerate, nonsensical circular legend composed of debased and corrupted Latin letterforms, entirely illegible as meaningful text, typical of late 7th-century barbarian imitative coinage. The die work is rough and irregular, consistent with provincial hammered production.
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Mintage ND (620-700)
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These Lombard tremisses struck in Tuscia — the duchy centered on Lucca — imitated contemporary Byzantine gold at a moment when the exarchate of Ravenna still nominally claimed authority over much of northern Italy. The "realistic bust" classification distinguishes this type from the more degenerate, abstracted portraits that dominate later Lombard gold, suggesting production relatively early within this broad emission window. No mint signature appears on these coins; attribution to Tuscia rests on findspot evidence and stylistic grouping rather than any explicit legend.

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