Watch List notes:

THE LOMBARDS
Lombardy

Pseudo-Imperial Coinage. In the name of Justinian I, 527-565. Half siliqua or quarter siliqua, Sirmium (?) circa 568-690, AR 0.40 g. TVIV – VVII Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. Large Chi-Rho; on sides, two stars. All within wreath. BMC Vandals – (cf. 4-8). Arslan –. MEC I, –, cf. 295-297. Arslan Cividale, p. 167, IV.14. For types, cf. Arslan 2014, "Il quarto di siliqua longobardo nel Capitolium di Brescia", p. 38, nn. 33-35.
Very rare. Old cabinet tone and about extremely fine


Ex Sternberg 19, 1987, 1163, and Künker 121, 2007, De Wit, 139 sales.
This coin apparently comes from a French hoard found at the turn of the 19th century. Its attribution has been a matter of debate among scholars and auctions houses. While the attribution to the Lombards requires further evidence, it appears to be the most plausible.