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LOT 3261
Theophilus AE Follis. AD 829-842.
Constantinople mint. ΘЄOFIL BASIL, three-quarter length bust facing, wearing loros, crown and tufa, holding labarum and globus cruciger / + ΘEOFILЄ AVGOVSTЄ SV NICAS in four lines. DOC 15; SB 1667. Very Fine.(6.45gr, 27mm, 5h.).
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Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
