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Tremissis of Cunincpert

Late 7th century　・　gold　・　7th century　・　Lombard kingdom

Tremissis of Cunincpert（obverse）obverseTremissis of Cunincpert（reverse）reverse
CNG / CC BY-SA 2.5 ・ Cunincpert_tremissis_612190.jpg: CNG derivative work: Carlomorino (talk) / CC BY-SA 2.5（Wikimedia Commons）

The Lombard gold tremissis began as a faithful copy of Byzantine coin. By the reign of this king, Cunincpert, it bears the king's own name and a figure of Victory. To begin by copying and end by naming oneself—the typical road a conqueror takes to money of his own, told by a single gold coin.