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LOT 3083
Anastasius I AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Struck AD 512-517. Constantinople mint. 3rd officina.
D N ANASTASIVS P P AVG, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / Large M; cross above, stars flanking; Γ below, CON in exergue. DOC 23d; MIBE 27; SB 19. Very Fine.(17.89gr, 32mm, 7h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK market.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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