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LOT 3251
Constantine IV Pogonatus AE 20 Nummi or Half Follis. AD 668-685.
Constantinople mint; struck AD 673. 3rd officina. Helmetted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger in his right hand / Large K between ANNO and CO N; [cross above], Γ below. DOC 35; SB 1179. Very Fine. Very rare.(10.20gr, 28mm, 7h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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