1 Tremissis - Desiderius / In the name of Uncertain Monogram
Features
| Issuer |
Lombardy and Tuscany
(Lombard Kingdom)  |
|---|---|
| Król |
Desiderius (756-774)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 757-774 |
| Value | 1 Tremissis |
| Currency | Tremissis (653-774) |
| Composition | Złoto |
| Weight | 1.05 g |
| Diameter | 23 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły (nieregularny) |
| Technique | Młotkowana |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 144797 |
| References | BernSistem# 157 Ernesto Bernareggi; 1960. Il sistema economico e la monetazione dei Longobardi nell'Italia superiore. Mario Ratto, Milan, Italy. Ermanno Alessio Arslan; 1978. Le monete di Ostrogoti, Longobardi e Vandali: catalogo delle Civiche Raccolte Numismatiche di Milano. Ripartizione Cultura e Spettacolo, Milan, Italy. |
Obverse
Monogram otoczony legendą.
Script: łaciński
Lettering:
D N DESIDERIVS RX
CRX
N
Reverse
Uskrzydlony Święty Michał trzymający laskę i tarczę, zwrócony w lewo, otoczony legendą.
Script: łaciński
Lettering: SCS - IIIIIII
Edge
Zwykły
Comments
(en) The letter beneath the monogram is most likely the initial of the engraver, as it is in a similar position to the initials found on examples with busts on the obverse.
There is some mystery of what the monogram actually means. According to BMC Vandal, the monogram means Christianus Rex; according to Bernareggi, the monogram could mean Dominus Noster Rex. Another idea (proposed by Gariel) is that is means Charlemagne Rex, which would recognize his suzerainty over the Lombard Kingdom. Even so, making Dominus Noster Rex as a monogram would be redundant, Charlemagne was not king when the monogram was first used, and naming a Danish king would be odd.
There is some mystery of what the monogram actually means. According to BMC Vandal, the monogram means Christianus Rex; according to Bernareggi, the monogram could mean Dominus Noster Rex. Another idea (proposed by Gariel) is that is means Charlemagne Rex, which would recognize his suzerainty over the Lombard Kingdom. Even so, making Dominus Noster Rex as a monogram would be redundant, Charlemagne was not king when the monogram was first used, and naming a Danish king would be odd.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (757-774) | (en) Possibly unique | ||||||||||||||
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