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LOT 3224
Justinian I AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 527-565.
Constantinople mint. Dated RY 28 (AD 554/5). 2nd officina. O N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG, helmetted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger with right hand and shield decorated with soldier on horseback motif with left; cross to right / Large M, ANNO XXςII (date) across field, cross above, B below; CON in exergue. DOC 51b; SB 163. Very Fine.(16.89gr, 31mm, 7h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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