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LOT 3257
Anastasius AE 20 Nummi or Half Follis. AD 491-518.
Constantinople mint. 3rd officina. Small module. D N ANASTASIVS P P AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Large K; cross to left, Γ to right, star above and below. DOC 21; MIB 32; SB 24. Very Fine.(4.60gr, 20mm, 6h.).
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London.
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