Abstract
This paper presents a small group of Lombard gold crosses showing
some relationships with contemporary coinage. Two of them, cut from the
tremisses of Liutprand (712-744 AD), were found at Fordongianus in Sardinia.
Another, whose provenance is unknown, is nowadays kept in the Rovati Collection
in Monza. A round gold disk is tied at the intersection of the cross limbs. It
could be a tremissis of the Lombard king Ratchis (744-749 AD). The decoration
of four crosses (from Novara, Milan, Vicenza and maybe Benevento) was copied
from gold coins of the Byzantine emperors Justin II (565-578 AD), Heraclius(610-641 AD) and Leon III (717-742 AD).
| Titolo tradotto del contributo | [Autom. eng. transl.] Sacred and profane. Monetary suggestions in the Lombard golden crosses |
|---|---|
| Lingua originale | Italian |
| Titolo della pubblicazione ospite | Oro sacro. Aspetti religiosi ed economici da Atene a Bisanzio |
| Editor | Isabella Baldini, Anna Lina Morelli |
| Pagine | 183-205 |
| Numero di pagine | 23 |
| Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2014 |
Keywords
- Coins
- Lombard gold crosses
- Non-Monetary Use of Coins.