LOMBARDS, Lombardy. Uncertain king. Circa 568-690. AR Quarter or Third Siliqua (11.5mm, 0.55 g, 5h). Imitating a Ravenna mint issue of the Byzantine emperor Justin II. VF.

Electronic Auction 610 – Session 2
Lot: 1303.
Closing Date: Jun 4 2026 10:00 ET

Early Medieval, Silver

Estimate: $ 500

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LOMBARDS, Lombardy. Uncertain king. Circa 568-690. AR Quarter or Third Siliqua (11.5mm, 0.55 g, 5h). Imitating a Ravenna mint issue of the Byzantine emperor Justin II. И (VK) (horizontal S) VI(retrogradeD)(retrogradeP)NI, diademed and draped bust right / Retrograde staurogram with open horizontal bars set on linear base; six-rayed star on either side; all within wreath. Arslan –; cf. MIBE X5; BMC Vandals 18; cf. MEC 1, 295-7 (issues in the name of Justinian I). Toned. VF.

From the James A. Lock Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 437 (6 February 2019), lot 549; Numismatica Ars Classica 93 (24 May 2016), lot 1265; Vecchi 8 (4 December 1997), lot 387.

Based on the style of this coin, it is possibly a Gepid imitation of the Lombardic type.

Closing Date and Time: 4 June 2026 at 11:40:40 ET.

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