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Semissis of Zeno, Constantinople

Semissis of Zeno, Constantinople

r. 474 -491 CE

Zeno

Byzantine

Obverse: Bust of emperor r., draped, cuirassed, with pearl diadem. reverse: Victory seated r on cuirass, inscribing VXX on shield; in l. field, star; in r. field, Christogram. CONOB in exergue.

Gold

Byzantine period, Early

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