Catalog
1 Tremissis Torso with six section, with B
| Issuer | Tuscany, Duchy of |
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| Year | 672-700 |
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| Weight | 1.35 g |
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| Obverse description | Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of the emperor facing right, with the letter B positioned in the field before the effigy. The bust is rendered in the late antique barbarous style characteristic of Lombard imitative coinage. The surrounding legend is composed of degenerate, nonsensical Latin lettering imitating Byzantine prototypes, arranged in a circular band around the central device. |
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| Reverse description | A bold Latin cross with equal arms occupies the central field, rendered in a stylized manner typical of late 7th-century Lombard tremisses. The cross is surrounded by a circular band of degenerate, pseudo-epigraphic lettering imitating Byzantine reverse legends, which has lost legibility through successive copying. The overall design follows the iconographic tradition of Byzantine tremisses of the period but executed with pronounced barbarous characteristics. |
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| Reverse lettering | VMIOMVAVMOIHVN |
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