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Auction: 23007 - Ancient Coins Including the 'Kyrios' Collection of Greek Coins and featuring the 'Ostorius' Collection of Roman Gold
Lot: 217

Byzantine Empire, Michael III, 'The Drunkard' (842-867), debased EL Semissis, Syracuse, mIXAHL crowned facing bust of Michael III, wearing chlamys and holding globus cruciger with patriarchal cross. rev. mIXAHL crowned facing bust wearing loros and holding globus cruciger with patriarchal cross, 1.53g (DOC 9; SB 1694), wonderfully toned, rare and lovely with a clean strike, extremely fine

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Glendining, 11 September 1952, lot 191 - £4, 5s - 'very fine'

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