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LOT 3477

Theophilus AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 829-842.

Constantinopolis mint. ✱ • ΘЄOFIL' bASIL', half-length figure of Theophilus standing facing, wearing crown surmounted by cross, holding patriarchal cross in his right hand and akakia in his left / Large M between X X X and N N N; above, cross; below, Θ. DOC 13; SB 1666. Near Extremely Fine.(5.66gr, 30mm, 5h.).

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From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.

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LOT 3477

Theophilus AE 40 Nummi or Follis.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

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