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1 Tremissis - Liutprand Thin bust
| Issuer | Kingdom of the Lombards (Liutprand) |
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| Year | 717-744 |
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| Weight | 1.14 g |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a highly stylized representation of the Archangel Michael, rendered in the flat, schematic manner characteristic of Lombard tremisses of this period. The figure is frontal and abstracted, with vestigial wings and a cross or staff suggested by the crude die engraving. The surrounding Latin legend reads SCS MIHL, an abbreviated form of Sanctus Michael. The overall design reflects the strong Byzantine iconographic influence on Lombard ecclesiastical coinage, adapted through generations of local die-cutting into a distinctly Italianate provincial style. |
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| Mintage | ND (717-744) N - Possibly struck in Novate (Castelnovate) - ND (717-744) S - (fr) Peut-être frappé à Sebrio/Sibrium (Castelseprio) - ND (717-744) T - (fr) Peut-être frappé à Ticinum (Pavie) - ND (717-744) TA - (fr) Peut-être frappé à Trévise - |
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Liutprand ruled the Lombard kingdom longer than any other king in its history — nearly three decades — and used that stability to push Lombard power to its territorial peak, repeatedly threatening Rome and forcing a series of desperate papal appeals northward toward the Franks. This tremissis was struck somewhere in that long arc, likely at Pavia, which served as the primary Lombard mint. The "thin bust" designation distinguishes it from heavier-relief variants within the same reign, a die progression detail catalogued by Arslan that reflects the gradual flattening of engraving conventions across the series.