Tremissis - Sicard
Features
| Issuer |
Benevento
(Lombard Kingdom)  |
|---|---|
| Prince |
Sicard (832-839)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 832-839 |
| Value | 1 Tremissis = ⅓ Solidus |
| Currency | Solidus (668-897) |
| Composition | Electrum |
| Weight | 1.35 g |
| Diameter | 16 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 145237 |
| References | BMC Vandal# 6-7 (p. 179) Warwick William Wroth; 1911. Catalogue of the Coins of the Vandals, Ostrogoths and Lombards and of the Empires of Thessalonica, Nicaea and Trebizond in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom.Victor Emmanuel of Savoy; 1939. Corpus Nummorum Italicorum / Volume 18. Italia Meridionale Constinetale (zecche minori): Primo tentativo di un Catalogo generale delle monete medievali e moderne coniate in Italia o da Italiani in altri paesi. Carlo Colombo, Rome, Italy. , MEC I# 1109-1110 Philip Grierson, Mark Blackburn; 2007. Medieval European Coinage / Volume 1: The Early Middle Ages (5th-10th Centuries): With a Catalogue of the Coins in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom.William Andrew Oddy; 1974. “Analysis of the Gold Coinage of Beneventum”, The Numismatic Chronicle, Series 7, Volume 14, pages 78-109. |
Obverse
Crowned, draped, and bearded bust holding cross with triangle to the right, all surrounded by legend.
Script: Latin
Lettering: SIC - ARDV
Unabridged legend: Sicardus.
Translation: Sicard.
Reverse
Cross with pellets at the base, with letter to the left and to the right, and surrounded by legend.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
VITOR PRINCI
S - I
CONOB
Unabridged legend:
Victoria Princeps
Sicardus
Constantinopolis
Translation:
Victory of the Prince.
Sicard.
Constantinople.
Comments
This example is unusually heavy, and the portrait is quite different than other Sicard examples, meaning this could have been a contemporary imitation.
Variant of the reverse:
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Variant of the reverse:
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (832-839) | 
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No pellets on reverse. | |||||||||||||
| ND (832-839) |
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Pellets on reverse. | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 95
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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CNG Auction 100 Lot 433 
|
7 Oct 2015 | ND (832-839) – No pellets on reverse. | VF |
USD 300.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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CNG Auction 100 Lot 434
|
7 Oct 2015 | ND (832-839) – Pellets on reverse. | VF |
USD 550.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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