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LOT 3468
Justin II AV Semissis. AD 565-578.
Constantinople mint. D N IVSTINVS P P AVI, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIA AVCCC, Victory seated to right, inscribing shield; star to left, inverted staurogram to right; CONOB in exergue. MIBE 10; DOC 12; SB 352. Very Fine.(2.18gr, 17mm, 6h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
From an old UK collection;
From the collection of a London antiquarian.
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