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THE LOMBARDS
Lombardy and Tuscany: regal coinage, 668-774 Attributed to Marinus Mon

Tremissis end 7th-ealy 8th century, AV 1.43 g. MARIN – VSMON retrograde Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. VIITOIVIVIVIO:.II Victory standing facing, holding globus cruciger in l. hand and wreath in r.; in exergue, IONIOI. BMC Vandals –. Bernareggi pp. 119 ff. Arslan 22. MEC I, –.
Exceedingly rare, only six specimens known. An issue of great importance and
and fascination, extremely fine


Ex SKA Bern 7, 1987, 112.
This coin presents a problem regarding mint attibution. While iconographically similar to those of Mauricius Tiberius, it bears in the legend the name MARINVS MON. The most accredited theory suggested by some scholars is that this refers to a Marinus Monertiarus who marked the shift from pseudo-imperial to Lombard legends during the monetary reform put into effect with Cunipert, king from 688 to 700.
According to Bernareggi, this coinage is the Lombard attempt at emancipation from the Byzantine model, as also seen with the coeval imitation of the Franks.