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LOT 3094
Justin and Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 10 (574/5). Cyzicus mint. 1st officina.
D N IVSTI-NVS P P AG, nimbate figures of Justin, holding globus cruciger, and Sophia, holding cruciform sceptre, seated facing on double throne; cross above / Large M; cross above; A N N O X (date) across field; A below, KYZ in exergue. DOC 123; MIBE 50a; SB 372. Very Fine.(13.70gr, 31mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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