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Triton XXIV 19-20 Jan 2021
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LOMBARDS, Beneventum. Grimoald III, with Charlemagne, king of the Franks. 788-806. AV Tremissis (17mm, 1.24 g, 6h). Struck 788-792. + GRIM – – VΛLD, crowned, draped, and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger / DOMS (four pellets) CAR • (RX), cross potent; G R across field, pellets flanking base; VIC(wedge). Oddy 444; CNI XVIII 8; BMC Vandals 4; Arslan 94; MEC 1, 1098. Toned. Good VF. Lot includes two old collector tickets.
From the Lampasas Collection. Ex Richard A. Jourdan Collection (Triton XXIII, 14 January 2020), lot 1013 (purchased from Andy Singer).
"At the date of his father's death [Grimoald] was a hostage at the Frankish court, and Charlemagne only released him in return for an undertaking to abandon the title of princeps and use Charlemagne's name or monogram in his charters and on his coins." (Grierson, p.32)
From the Lampasas Collection. Ex Richard A. Jourdan Collection (Triton XXIII, 14 January 2020), lot 1013 (purchased from Andy Singer).
"At the date of his father's death [Grimoald] was a hostage at the Frankish court, and Charlemagne only released him in return for an undertaking to abandon the title of princeps and use Charlemagne's name or monogram in his charters and on his coins." (Grierson, p.32)