Watch List notes:

THE LOMBARDS
Transalpine Area

Pseudo-Imperial Coinage. In the name of Justinian I, 527-565. Half siliqua or quarter siliqua, Frisia circa 568-690, AR 0.43 g. Pseudo-legend Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust l. Rev. Large Chi-Rho on globe; on sides, two stars. All within wreath. BMC Vandals –. Arslan –. MEC I, –. For types, cf. Arslan 2014, "Il quarto di siliqua longobardo nel Capitolium di Brescia", p 38, n. 36.
Very rare. Old cabinet tone and good very fine


Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 81, 1997, 994 and Künker 121, 2007, De Wit, 151.
For stylistic reasons we decided to place this coin in the Transalpine area; the similarity with the preceding lot is, in our opinion, evident.