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Tremissis - Romulus Augustulus Cross within a wreath, Mediolanum
| Issuer | Western Roman Empire |
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| Year | 475-476 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Romulus Augustulus facing right, rendered in the late Roman imperial style with a pearl diadem adorning the head. The emperor is depicted with paludamentum fastened at the shoulder, conveying martial authority. Surrounding the effigy, the Latin legend reads D N ROMVLVS AGVSTVS P F AVG distributed around the periphery of the flan. The portrait, though stylistically simplified relative to earlier imperial coinage, retains the essential iconographic conventions of fifth-century Roman gold coinage. The flan is slightly irregular, as is characteristic of hammered tremisses of this period. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A prominent Latin cross on a stepped base occupies the central field, enclosed within a laurel wreath tied with a bow at its base, the whole composition conveying both Christian and imperial symbolism. The wreath is rendered with carefully delineated leaves, consistent with late antique tremissis iconography. Below the wreath, in the exergue, appears the mint and officina control mark COMOB, indicating Constantinople-standard gold purity and referencing the Mediolanum mint's adherence to official weight standards. The field is otherwise plain, lending emphasis to the central cross motif. The reverse type follows the standard tremissis reverse formula established under earlier fifth-century western emperors. |
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