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  [Image]                              Item Sold At Auction #29
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                 Lot Number: 62704
                 Estimate: $100.00
                 Final Sale Price: $82.50
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                 Denomination: Half Follis
                 Grade: VF red-brown and green patina
                 Reference: DOC I 62d; MIB I 96; SB 165




  Justinian I. 527-565 AD. Æ Half Follis (11.33 gm). Year 12 (538/539 AD).
  Constantinople mint. D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVI, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing,
  holding globus cruciger and carrying shield decorated with horseman spearing a fallen
  enemy; cross in right field / Large K; cross, ANNO XII, E. DOC I 62d; MIB I 96; SB
  165. VF, red-brown and green patina. An attractively centered, well-struck, and
  problem free example. Estimate $100.



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