Watch List notes:

THE LOMBARDS
Lombardy

Pseudo-Imperial Coinage. In the name of Justinian I, 527-565. Half siliqua or quarter siliqua, circa 568-690, Sirmium (?) AR 0.54 g. Pseudo-legend Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. Large Chi-Rho; on sides, two stars. All within wreath. BMC Vandals –. Arslan –. MEC I, –. Arslan Cividale, p. 167, –. 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 very fine


Ex Vecchi sale 8, 1997, 387.
There are some doubts, to assign this coin and the preceding one to the Lombards, considering their style, as in our opinion they could be contemporary Gepid imitations.