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LOT 3237
Tiberius II Constantine AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 578-582.
Constantinople mint. Dated RY 7 (AD 580/1). 1st officina. ∂ ᙏ τIb CON-STANT P P AI, crowned bust facing, wearing consular robes, holding mappa with right hand and sceptre topped by eagle supporting cross / Large M; cross above, ANNO ςI (date) across field; CON A in exergue. DOC 13a.2-3; MIBE 25; SB 430. Very Fine.(13.24gr, 32mm, 8h.).
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Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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