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LOT 3264
Tiberius III (Apsimar) AE 20 Nummi or Half Follis. AD 698-705.
Constantinople mint. Crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding spear and shield / Large K; cross above, A N N O [?] (date) across field. SB 1368. Very Fine. Struck on a triangular flan, most likely made by quartering a large follis of Constantine IV.(3.85gr, 25mm, 1h.).
Provenance
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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