THE LOMBARDS
Liutprand, 717-744
With the name of the moneyer. Audoim. Tremissis 717-744, AV 0.99 g. DNLI – VTPRX (NL and RX ligate) Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust r. with hand raised; on drapery, AVDOIM / RX. Rev. SCS – MIHIL St. Michael standing l., holding long cross and shield; in r. field, A. BMC Vandals –. Bernareggi –. Arslan –. MEC I, –. Cf. Arslan, "Un incontro inaspettato: I monetieri del re longobardo Liutprando, in Die Münze. Bild-Botschaft-Bedeutung", pp. 1-19.
Exceedingly rare. Superb reddish tone and good extremely fine