Watch List notes:

THE LOMBARDS
Interregnum, second half of 8th century

In name and types of Justinian II, 685-711. Tremissis 742-751, AV 1.33 g. DNI – IVS PP Crowned, draped and bearded bust facing, holding globus cruciger in r. hand. Rev. VICT – VSTO Cross potent on base; in r., field, hand, and in exergue, CONOB. BMC Vandals 6 (same dies). Oddy 412 (same dies). Arslan –. MEC I, –.
Extremely rare. Light reddish tone, a minor mark on obverse,
otherwise extremely fine


Ex NAC 10, 1997, 793 and NAC 20, 2000, 43 sales.
Scholars do not agree on the exact attribution of this anonymous issue. The bust typology, though, allows us to exclude a dating prior to the second series of Gisulf II, when from the imitation of the solidi of Justinian II the type switches to those of Anastasius II. Our specimen confirms our assumption, in that in the right field it is possible to decipher the erased initials of Giusulf II.