Details
LOT 3614
Justinian I AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 26 (AD 552/3). Cyzicus mint. 1st officina.
D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVI, 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 X X ЧI (date) across field, cross above, A below; KYZ in exergue. DOC 178a; MIBE 120; SB 207. Good Very Fine.(17.42gr, 36mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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