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Lombards. Anonymous gold Pseudo-Imperial Tremissis ND (c. AD 584-615) MS62 ANACS, cf. MEC I-305-306 (different style bust, more literate legends). Struck in the name of the Byzantine Emperor Maurice Tiberius. DИ mVT | Tb PP VV, degenerate and highly stylized Byzantine-style bust left with prominent brow and low ear / VИROKIV VITORII (degenerate CONOB below), stylized angel left. An incredibly handsome and well-produced Lombardic tremissis, lacking much of the usual softness encountered in the series, with faint die polish visible throughout the surfaces. Though stylistically quite distinct from the imitative types in the name of Maurice Tiberius listed in Medieval European Coinage, a group of three very similar examples (likely from the same workshop) appeared in the Lawrence Adams Collection (CNG Auction 100, October 2015) as lots 377-379.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/italy/italy-lombards-anonymous-gold-pseudo-imperial-tremissis-nd-c-ad-584-615-ms62-anacs-/a/3091-32636.s?type=CoinArchives3091
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 1000-1200 USD
Lombards. Anonymous gold Pseudo-Imperial Tremissis ND (c. AD 584-615) MS62 ANACS, cf. MEC I-305-306 (different style bust, more literate legends). Struck in the name of the Byzantine Emperor Maurice Tiberius. DИ mVT | Tb PP VV, degenerate and highly stylized Byzantine-style bust left with prominent brow and low ear / VИROKIV VITORII (degenerate CONOB below), stylized angel left. An incredibly handsome and well-produced Lombardic tremissis, lacking much of the usual softness encountered in the series, with faint die polish visible throughout the surfaces. Though stylistically quite distinct from the imitative types in the name of Maurice Tiberius listed in Medieval European Coinage, a group of three very similar examples (likely from the same workshop) appeared in the Lawrence Adams Collection (CNG Auction 100, October 2015) as lots 377-379.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/italy/italy-lombards-anonymous-gold-pseudo-imperial-tremissis-nd-c-ad-584-615-ms62-anacs-/a/3091-32636.s?type=CoinArchives3091
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 1000-1200 USD