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LOT 3082
Anastasius I AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Struck AD 512-517. Constantinople mint. 5th officina.
D N ANASTA-SIVS P P A[...], diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / Large M; cross above, stars flanking; Є below, CON in exergue. DOC 23i; MIBE 27; SB 19. Very Fine.(17.09gr, 36mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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