LOMBARDS, Tuscany. Municipal coinage. Circa 700-750. AV Tremissis (16mm, 1.36 g, 6h). Lucca mint. + FLAVIA LVCA, stellate symbol within circle; leaves in voids / · VIVIVIVIVIVIVIVIVIV, cross potent. Cf. Grierson, Coins of Medieval Europe 67 (for a similar Lucca issue, but in the name of Aistulf) ; Bernareggi 206 var. (star above and below cross); Bernareggi, Moneta 18 var. (same); BMC Vandals 1; MEC 1, 319 var. (same). Toned, flan cracks. VF. Very rare.

From the Richard A. Jourdan Collection of Medieval European Coins, purchased from B&H Kreindler. Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Part I, Classical Numismatic Group 100, 7 October 2015), lot 390; John Work Garrett Collection (Part II, Leu/Numismatic Fine Arts, 16 October 1984), lot 562, purchased from St. Louis Stamp & Coin Company, 22 February 1922.