Catalog
1 Tremissis Torso with two sections
| Issuer | Tuscany, Duchy of |
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| Year | 672-700 |
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| Composition | Gold |
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| Obverse description | Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of the emperor facing right, rendered in a barbarized style characteristic of Lombard imitative coinage. The effigy is encircled by a degenerate, nonsensical pseudo-legend composed of debased Latin letterforms, arranged within a beaded border. The inscription has devolved into a series of unintelligible characters, reflecting the progressive degradation of the prototype's original legend through repeated copying. |
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| Reverse description | A bold cross pattée centered in the field, flanked by pellets or short serifs at the terminals, characteristic of late antique and early medieval tremissis coinage. The cross is surrounded by a degenerate pseudo-legend of nonsensical Latin-derived letterforms arranged in a circle, enclosed within a beaded border. The overall design is a barbarized imitation of Byzantine tremissis reverses, with the inscription having deteriorated beyond legibility through successive die copying. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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