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Up for auction is a Byzantine Half Tetarteron coin of John II from 1118-1143 AD
ID# 564M
Diameter: 12mm
MINT: Constantinople
OBVERSE; DIMI / TRIOC
- Facing bust of St. Demetrius, wearing nimbus and military attire, holding sword and shield
REVERSE; IW DEC
- Facing bust of John II, wearing crown and loros, holding labarum and globus cruciger.
REFERENCE: Sear 1955