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LOT 3232
Justin II, with Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 565-578.
Theoupolis (Antioch) mint. Dated RY 5 (AD 569/570). 1st officina. [...]STI-NOS P I AV, nimbate figures of Justin and Sophia seated facing on double throne, each holding sceptre and cross set on globe between them / Large M; cross above, ANNO II III across field; A below, τHЄЧP’ in exergue. DOC 150a; SB 379. Very Fine.(15.74gr, 32mm, 4h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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