Ex Garrett Collection

CNG 100, Lot: 389. Estimate $2000. Sold for $6500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LOMBARDS, Tuscany. Municipal coinage. Circa 700-750. AV Tremissis (17mm, 1.24 g, 3h). Lucca mint. Horizontal R above civic monogram / IVIVIVIVIVVIVIVIV, cross potent. Bernareggi 201; Bernareggi, Moneta 17; BMC Vandals 3; MEC 1, –; CNI XI, p. 52, 8. VF, toned, edge loss. Very rare.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex John Work Garrett Collection (Part II, Leu/Numismatic Fine Arts, 16 October 1984), lot 561 (purchased from Spink, 16 January 1931, for $97).