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LOT 3095
Justin II and Sophia AE 20 Nummi or Half Follis. Dated RY 10 (AD 574/5). Thessalonica mint.
D N IVSTI-NVS P P AVG, Justin, holding globus cruciger, and Sophia, holding cruciform sceptre, seated facing on double throne, both wearing nimbus crown / Large K; cross and ΘC above, date across field; TЄS below. DOC 78; MIBE 70e; SB 366. Good Fine.(5.68gr, 24mm, 11h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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