Figure 1. Leodegar’s tombstone ( Lapide di Leodegar ) in the church of San Giorgio in Filattiera, dated to 752 CE, Carrara marble, 96 × 60 cm. Photo by Rocío Suárez Vallejo. More about this image found in Leodegar’s tombstone ( Lapide di Leodegar ) in the church of San Giorgio in...

Figure 2. Map of the approximate territory under Luni control in Late Antiquity. Active worship centers in the mid-eighth century are in red (modern-day place names). Image by Rocío Suárez Vallejo. More about this image found in Map of the approximate territory under Luni control in Late Antiquity. Acti...

Figure 3. Map of the Francigena pilgrimage route (in orange) in the area where Leodegar’s tombstone was discovered. Image by Rocío Suárez Vallejo. More about this image found in Map of the Francigena pilgrimage route (in orange) in the area where Leodeg...

Figure 4. Examples of Lunigiana stelae discovered in the neighboring areas of Leodegar’s tombstone find site. Photo by Museo delle Statue Stele Lunigianesi (Pontremoli). More about this image found in Examples of Lunigiana stelae discovered in the neighboring areas of Leodega...

Figure 5. Present-day Filattiera. Indicated on the left is the church of Santo Stefano di Sorano, where the Sorano stelae were found. On the right, atop the hill, the church of San Giorgio, where Leodegar’s tombstone is currently preserved. Image by Rocío Suárez Vallejo, made with Google Earth Onl... More about this image found in Present-day Filattiera. Indicated on the left is the church of Santo Stefan...

Figure 6. Lunigiana stelae Sorano I and V. Photo by Rocío Suárez Vallejo. More about this image found in Lunigiana stelae Sorano I and V. Photo by Rocío Suárez Vallejo.

Figure 7. Sorano II. Photo by Museo archeologico Ubaldo Formentini (La Spezia). More about this image found in Sorano II. Photo by Museo archeologico Ubaldo Formentini (La Spezia).

Figure 8. Sorano III. Photo by Museo delle Statue Stele Lunigianesi (Pontremoli). More about this image found in Sorano III. Photo by Museo delle Statue Stele Lunigianesi (Pontremoli).

Figure 9. Lunigiana stele Sorano VII. Photo by Museo delle Statue Stele Lunigianesi (Pontremoli). More about this image found in Lunigiana stele Sorano VII. Photo by Museo delle Statue Stele Lunigianesi (...

Figure 1. Map of the city of Verona with the studied sites. More about this image found in Map of the city of Verona with the studied sites.

Figure 2. Map of northern Italy with many of the sites mentioned in the text. More about this image found in Map of northern Italy with many of the sites mentioned in the text.

Figure 3. Tomb 38 of Vicolo San Silvestro 23 and the position of the coins found. Photos by Andrea Checchi (Archive of MIBACT-SABAC of Verona, Rovigo e Vicenza. Prot.11548, 17.04.2024). More about this image found in Tomb 38 of Vicolo San Silvestro 23 and the position of the coins found. Pho...

Figure 4. Tomb 248 of Piazza Corrubbio and the position of the coin. Photo by Francesca Meloni (Archive of MIBACT-SABAC of Verona, Rovigo e Vicenza. Prot.11548, 17.04.2024). More about this image found in Tomb 248 of Piazza Corrubbio and the position of the coin. Photo by Frances...

Figure 5. Tomb 327 of Piazza Corrubbio and the position of the coin on lumbar vertebrae and under the left hand. Photo by Francesca Meloni (Archive of MIBACT-SABAC of Verona, Rovigo e Vicenza. Prot.11548, 17.04.2024). More about this image found in Tomb 327 of Piazza Corrubbio and the position of the coin on lumbar vertebr...