Tremissis - Grimoald III and king Charlemagne

Features

Issuer Benevento (Lombard Kingdom)
King Charlemagne (Karolus Magnus) (788-806)
Prince Grimoald III (788-806)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 788-792
Value 1 Tremissis = ⅓ Solidus
Currency Solidus (668-897)
Composition Electrum
Weight 1.29 g
Diameter 16 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
145273
References MEC I# 1098,
Philip Grierson, Mark Blackburn; 2007. Medieval European Coinage 1 / The Early Middle Ages (5th-10th Centuries). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
BMC Vandal# 6-8 (p. 171),
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.
Arslan# 94,
Ermanno Arslan; 1978. Le monete di Ostrogoti, Longobardi e Vandali : catalogo delle Civiche Raccolte Numismatiche di Milano. Ripartizione Cultura e Spettacolo, Milan, Italy.
CNI XVIII# 9-10,
Vittorio Emmanuele III di Savoia; 1939. Corpus Nummorum Italicorum / Volume 18. Italia Meridionale Constinetale (zecche minori). Carlo Colombo, Rome, Italy.
SambonGiu# 422,
Giulio Sambon; 1912. Repertorio generale delle monete coniate in Italia e da Italiani all' estero dal secolo V° al XX°. Nuovamente classificate e descritte / Volume I. Periodo dal 476 al 1266. Self-published, Paris, France.
Oddy# 444,
William Andrew Oddy; 1974. Analysis of the Gold Coinage of Beneventum (The Numismatic Chronicle, Series 7, Volume 14). Royal Numismatic Society, United Kingdom.
Ratto# 2396
Rodolfo Ratto; 1930. Monnaies byzantines ed d'autre pays contemporaines à l'époque byzantine. Protat Frères, Mâcon, France.

Obverse

Crowned, draped, and bearded bust holding cross and surrounded by legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering: GRIM - VALD

Translation: Grimoald.

Reverse

Cross with letter to the left and to the right, all surrounded by legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
DOMS - CAR · RX
G - R
VIC

Unabridged legend:
Dominus Carlus Rex
Grimvaldus
Victoria

Translation:
Lord Charlemagne, King.
Grimoald.
Victory.

Comments

Variant of the reverse with GR monogram on the left :

Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (788-792)  Photo $ 750 G and R on cross sides.
ND (788-792)  Photo $ 2400 GR as monogram on the left.

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Tremissis - Grimoald III and king Charlemagne
Artemide Aste
Artemide 60E
Lot 583
Internet Archive
3 Sep 2022 ND (788-792) – G and R on cross sides. VF USD 754.49
(EUR 700.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Tremissis - Grimoald III and king Charlemagne
Spink
Auction 16005
Lot 1853
Internet Archive
27 Jun 2016 ND (788-792) – G and R on cross sides. VF USD 631.35
(GBP 500.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Tremissis - Grimoald III and king Charlemagne
Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 93
Lot 1336
Internet Archive
24 May 2016 ND (788-792) – G and R on cross sides. VF USD 998.35
(CHF 900.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Tremissis - Grimoald III and king CharlemagnePicture 1 of a sold Tremissis - Grimoald III and king Charlemagne
CNG
Auction 100
Lot 425
Internet Archive
7 Oct 2015 ND (788-792) – G and R on cross sides. VF USD 1600.00
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Tremissis - Grimoald III and king Charlemagne
Bertolami Fine Arts
Auction 87
Lot 649
Internet Archive
14 Dec 2020 ND (788-792) – GR as monogram on the left. VF USD 2020.32
(GBP 1600.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Tremissis - Grimoald III and king Charlemagne
CNG
Auction 100
Lot 426
Internet Archive
7 Oct 2015 ND (788-792) – GR as monogram on the left. VF USD 3000.00
(+ buyer's premium)
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