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LOT 3236
Justin II and Sophia AE 20 Nummi or Half Follis. AD 565-578.
Uncertain military(?) mint. Dated RY 10 (AD 574/5). D N IVSTIN[...], Justin, holding globus cruciger, and Sophia, holding cruciform sceptre, seated facing on double throne / Large K; ANNO X (date) across field, cross above; KYZ below. MIBE 93a. Very Fine.(3.78gr, 20mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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