Watch List notes:

LOMBARDS, Beneventum. Anonymous. Mid 8th century. AV Tremissis (15mm, 1.32 g, 6h). In the name of Byzantine emperor Justinian II (685-695, 705-711), with types of Anastasius II (713-715). D N IO – – IVS P P, crowned bust facing, holding globus cruciger and akakia / VICT VςTO, cross potent; facing hand in right field; CONOB. CNI XVIII p. 150 (Interregno), 7; cf. BMC Vandals (Uncertain) 6 (for rev.). EF, toned. Very rare.


From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica/Spink Zurich 52 (Part 2, 26 October 1994), lot 878.