Watch List notes:

THE LOMBARDS
Grimoald III, 788-806

Denar 792-806, AR 1.21 g. Monogram of Grimoald: in l. field, cross. Rev. BENE Ÿ – Ÿ BENTV Cross potent on three steps; on sides, A – W. BMC Vandals 18. Arslan 99. MEC I, 1100.
Very rare. Old cabinet tone and good extremely fine


Ex Santamaria 21 March 1955, 1063, and Leu-MM 1987, 102 sales. From the Signorelli collection and Spahr collections.
Sambon, Wroth and Grierson attribute this coin to the second period when Grimoald had the title of Prince while the authors of CNI assign it to the first period.