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LOT 3258
Justinian I AR Half Siliqua. AD 527-565.
Ravenna mint. Struck AD 552-565. D N IVSTINI-ANVS P [...], diademed and cuirassed(?) bust to right / Stars flanking staurogram on globe; all within wreath. DOC 339; MIBE 78; Ranieri 361; SB 320. Good Very Fine. Toned.(0.84gr, 12mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Ex Baldwins, London, UK, 1970s.
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