Watch List notes:

THE LOMBARDS
Tuscany

Pseudo-Imperial Coinage. With blundered inscriptions. Tremissis mid to late 7th century, AV 1.44 g. (...)NI – VIHOVS Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. VAΠOΠNΠNΠAHIO Cross potent. BMC Vandals cf. 12. Arslan cf. 80-82. MEC I, cf. 313.
Very rare. Good extremely fine


Ex NAC Autumn 95 sale, 1995, 750.
A peculiar tremissis with a diameter which tends to contract, characterised by the pseudo-epigraphic legend, the greatly arched diadem, the dotted line of the face and the heavily geometric style of the bust.