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Justin II help? Confirmation

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Jerome Holderman:
My dealer has described this coin as follows.

 this an issue of Khersonessos (Anokhin catalog of Khersonessos coins#319) Crimean peninsula Justin II (565-578 AD) copper 4 pntanummii.

And has indicated that the coin is quite rare.

I am looking for confirmation on both points.

TIA

a:
It should be right. See the similar coin at:

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Loukianos:
The ancient attribution of this type was Maurice Tiberius, as you can see in Sear (#603 to 611). Now reattributed to Justin II when the legend is "Chersonos", as in your coin. Very rare. A beautiful one has been sold $4250 in dec 1989 (Berk-England, Byzantine coins - public auction in New-York - #79).

Jerome Holderman:
Thanks, for the Help explorer and Loukianos!

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