Numismatica Ars Classica
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Leovigild, circa 569 – 586.
Tremissis, in the name of Justin II, Merida (?) circa 569-586, AV 1.333 g. (SG 17.73, Au 89%) LIIΛNVIMPLΛREIII Pearl-diademed and draped bust r., with cross on chest. Rev. IVTINIΛИVIN Victory advancing r., holding wreath in r. hand and palm branch on l. shoulder. In exergue, CONO. Tomasini group JII-4, –, for style, cf. 496. Miles –. CNV –. MEC I, –. MV 9.
Scarce. Good very fine
Ex Vico sale 141, 2015, 170.
The Tomasini group J II-4 is of a distinctive obverse style and the legends come in two forms, one with meaningless mixtures of often repeated letters of I, V and N (frequently written И) as in lot 943 followed by those with the clearly written LI VVIGILDVS as in lot 944. The coins with the name of Leovigild, which he had introduced early on in the C-3 coinage, weigh close to 1.30g while those with the meaningless legends are more variable with some above 1.40 grams. There is also a transitional change in the fineness of the two types where those with meaningless legends average 92% Au and the ones in the name of Leovigild 75%. In his early reforms, Leovigild first lowered the weight to 1.30 but maintained a good fineness which he later lowered to 75% with the introduction ca. 578 of the IR (Inclitus Rex Group). Tomasini suggested Emerita (Merida) as the mint for this group and Grierson also suggested that the profile bust of MEC 203 a coin of this type has similarities with the early mint-signed coins of Merida.
Tremissis, in the name of Justin II, Merida (?) circa 569-586, AV 1.333 g. (SG 17.73, Au 89%) LIIΛNVIMPLΛREIII Pearl-diademed and draped bust r., with cross on chest. Rev. IVTINIΛИVIN Victory advancing r., holding wreath in r. hand and palm branch on l. shoulder. In exergue, CONO. Tomasini group JII-4, –, for style, cf. 496. Miles –. CNV –. MEC I, –. MV 9.
Scarce. Good very fine
Ex Vico sale 141, 2015, 170.
The Tomasini group J II-4 is of a distinctive obverse style and the legends come in two forms, one with meaningless mixtures of often repeated letters of I, V and N (frequently written И) as in lot 943 followed by those with the clearly written LI VVIGILDVS as in lot 944. The coins with the name of Leovigild, which he had introduced early on in the C-3 coinage, weigh close to 1.30g while those with the meaningless legends are more variable with some above 1.40 grams. There is also a transitional change in the fineness of the two types where those with meaningless legends average 92% Au and the ones in the name of Leovigild 75%. In his early reforms, Leovigild first lowered the weight to 1.30 but maintained a good fineness which he later lowered to 75% with the introduction ca. 578 of the IR (Inclitus Rex Group). Tomasini suggested Emerita (Merida) as the mint for this group and Grierson also suggested that the profile bust of MEC 203 a coin of this type has similarities with the early mint-signed coins of Merida.