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| *Sear 266* Byzantine Empire. Justinian I (AD 527-565) Æ Half Follis |
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Attribution: Sear Byzantine 266 Carthage mint
Date: AD 527-565
Obverse: D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing bust, holding globus cruciger and shield decorated with horseman motif, cross in right field struck over rotated bust with a cross on the breastplate
Reverse: Large K, A/N/N/O to left, CAR in exergue struck over follis with ✶M with KAR in exergue
Size: 33.01mm
Weight: 12.64 grams
Rarity:  8
Description: good Fine++. Very Rare and very unusual with both overtype and undertype from the much scarcer Carthage mint. This half follis struck over a rare large flan follis (Sear 257) with a cross on the breastplate of the bust. From the Charles "Buzz" Ferebee Collection. Purchased 8 March 2008.
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