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Triton XXIV

Lot nuber 1209

LOMBARDS, Beneventum. Grimoald III, with Charlemagne, king of the Franks. 788-806. AV Tremissis (17mm, 1.24 g, 6h). Struck 788-792.


Triton XXIV
Lot: 1209.
 Estimated: $ 1 000

Early Medieval & Islamic, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 1 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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LOMBARDS, Beneventum. Grimoald III, with Charlemagne, king of the Franks. 788-806. AV Tremissis (17mm, 1.24 g, 6h). Struck 788-792. + GRIM – – VΛLD, crowned, draped, and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger / DOMS (four pellets) CAR • (RX), cross potent; G R across field, pellets flanking base; VIC(wedge). Oddy 444; CNI XVIII 8; BMC Vandals 4; Arslan 94; MEC 1, 1098. Toned. Good VF. Lot includes two old collector tickets.

From the Lampasas Collection. Ex Richard A. Jourdan Collection (Triton XXIII, 14 January 2020), lot 1013 (purchased from Andy Singer).

“At the date of his father’s death [Grimoald] was a hostage at the Frankish court, and Charlemagne only released him in return for an undertaking to abandon the title of princeps and use Charlemagne’s name or monogram in his charters and on his coins.” (Grierson, p.32)

The final winners of all Triton XXIV lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 19-20 January 2021. This lot is in Session Four, which begins 20 January 2021 at 2 PM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 22.50% for all others.

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