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LOT 3629
Maurice Tiberius AE 40 Nummi or Follis. Dated RY 4 (AD 585/6). Constantinople mint. 4th officina.
Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger, shield on left shoulder / Large M; cross above; ANNO II II (date); Δ below, CON in exergue. SB 494. Very Fine.(10.61gr, 31mm, 1h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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