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LOT 3479
John I Zimisces AR Miliaresion. AD 969-976.
Constantinople mint. + IҺSЧS XRISTЧS ҺICA ✶, crosslet set on globus above two steps; in central medallion, crowned bust facing, Iധ AҺ flanking / + IധAҺҺ, ЄҺ X'ധ AVTOCRAT, ЄVSЄЬ' ЬASILЄVS RധMAIധ' in five lines; ornaments above and below. DOC 7a; SB 1792. Very Fine.(2.67gr, 22mm, 7h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a 1980s UK collection;
Property of a London antiquarian.
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