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1 Tremissis With star above
| Issuer | Lucca, City of |
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| Year | 700-750 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Lucca was one of the few Lombard-controlled cities where gold tremisses continued to be struck into the eighth century, largely because it sat on major trade routes linking the Po Valley to Rome. These small Lombard-period gold pieces circulated alongside Frankish and Byzantine issues in a monetarily fragmented Italy, their weights drifting progressively from the late Roman standard as local mints exercised increasing autonomy from any central authority.
The BMC Vandal reference is a cataloguing artifact — these pieces were once misattributed by earlier scholars before Luccan civic production was properly distinguished.