Details
LOT 3259
Justinian I AR Heavy Half Siliqua. AD 527-565.
Ravenna mint; struck AD 540-552. D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG, diademed bust to right, wearing ornamented robe / Large Christogram within wreath. BCI 35; MIBE 77; DOC 338; SB 319. Good Very Fine. Toned.(1.37gr, 15mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Ex Baldwins, London, UK, 1970s.
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