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LOT 3245
Heraclius AE 20 Nummi or Half Follis. AD 610-641.
Cyzicus mint. Dated RY 3 (AD 612/3). 2nd officina. ∂ N ҺRACL PЄRP AVI, helmeted bust facing, holding cross with right hand and shield with left / Large K; cross above, ANNO III (date) across field, B below. DOC 173; MIB 187; SB 842. Good Very Fine.(6.05gr, 24mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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