Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

Byzantine Coinage, Lombards, gold Tremissis, c. 620-700, imitating an Imperial issue of Heraclius, diademed and draped bust right, rev. victoria avsg, cross on steps, 1.50g (MEC –). Of fine style and struck on a full flan, about extremely fine and extremely rare £600-£800

Most Lombardic tremisses imitating the coinage of Heraclius attempt to reproduce the longer victoria avgvstorvm legend. The shorter version, and more common on the Byzantine originals, is extremely rare on Lombardic copies