Details
LOT 3637
Michael III Debased AV Semissis. Circa AD 856-866. Syracuse mint.
MIXAHΛ, crowned facing bust, wearing chlamys and holding globus cruciger / MIXAHΛ, crowned facing bust, wearing loros, holding globus cruciger. DOC 10; SB 1695. Near Mint State.(1.60gr, 13mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.
Acquired from Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 98, 16 June 2022, lot 1729.
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