Details
LOT 3610
Zeno AE 8mm. AD 476-491. Uncertain mint or Thessalonica.
D N ZENO P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / Monogram of emperor Zeno (type 2) within wreath, no mark in exergue. RIC X, 958-959. Good Very Fine.(0.82gr, 8mm, 8h.).
Provenance
Ex Naville Numismatics Ltd., Auction 51, 21 July 2019, lot 736 (company's ticket included).
Ex CNG.
Property of a Middlesex, UK, antiquarian.
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