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  [Image]                              Item Sold At Auction #31
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                 Lot Number: 63122
                 Estimate: $75.00
                 Final Sale Price: $88.00
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                 Denomination: Follis
                 Grade: VF dark brown patina
                 Reference: DOC I 218c; MIB I 145; SB 220




  Justinian I. 527-565 AD. Æ Follis (19.36 gm). Struck year 21 (547/548 AD). Antioch
  mint. Helmeted facing bust, holding globus-cruciger; cross in right field / Large M,
  cross above; G/9HUP. DOC I 218c; MIB I 145; SB 220. Nice VF, dark brown patina, light
  encrustation in places. Estimate $75.

  Ex Italo Vecchi Ltd. Auction 17 (15 December 1999), lot 1273.



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