1 Tremissis - Anonymous / In the name of Justin I, 518-527 Rome
Features
| Issuer |
Ostrogothic Kingdom
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 518-527 |
| Value | 1 Tremissis |
| Currency | Tremissis (490-553) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 1.46 g |
| Diameter | 16 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 152561 |
| References | BMC Vandal# 18 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. 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. Michael Andreas Metlich, Ermanno Alessio Arslan; 2004. The Ostrogothic Coinage in Italy from AD 476: A Die Study of Theodahad Folles. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust facing right and surrounded by legend.
Script: Latin
Lettering: D N IVSTI - NVS PF AVC
Unabridged legend: Dominus Noster Justin Perpetuus Augustus
Translation: Our Lord, Justin, perpetual August
Reverse
Winged Victory facing left with star to the right and holding ribbon, all surrounded by legend.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
VICTORIA AVCVSTORVN
COMOB
Unabridged legend: Victoria Augustus / Constantinople
Translation: Victory of the August / Constantinople
Edge
Plain
Mint
Rome, Italy (476-date)Comments
Some sources say this coin was struck under Theoderic (493-526), some say it was struck under Athalaric (526-534), and some say it could have been struck under both those rulers.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (518-527) | |||||||||||||||
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