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Tremisses

Scope note

Small gold coins worth one third of a gold solidus and used in the Roman and Merovingian territories from the late 4th until the 7th or 8th century.

This term has 17 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Object name

Getty AAT term number

3000191683

Term used for

tremis
triens
trientes

Equivalent Terms used

third dinar (tremissis)
tremissis

Created

12yrs ago

Connected records

Tremisses

Maker(s)

Moneyer: Helmet
Mint: Rome

Medieval

Maker(s)

Mint: Lombardy
State: Lombardy

Medieval

Maker(s)

Mint: Lombardy
State: Lombardy

Tremisses

Maker(s)

Moneyer: Bull and MD
Mint: Rome

Tremisses

Maker(s)

Moneyer: Knife
Mint: Rome

Tremisses

Maker(s)

Moneyer: Q. Marius
Mint: Rome

Tremisses

Maker(s)

Moneyer: C. Antestius
Mint: Rome

Tremisses

Maker(s)

Moneyer: Shield and Mae
Mint: Rome

Medieval

Maker(s)

Ruler: Gundomar II (524-32)
Ruler: Justin II (565-574) (Struck in the name of)

Roman

Maker(s)

Mint: Rome (Uncertain)
State: Rome

Tremisses

Maker(s)

Mint: Luceria
Mint: Lucera

Tremisses

Maker(s)

Mint: Luceria
Mint: Lucera

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