★ ex Spahr ★

Justinian II, first reign (685-695), AE Follis. Syracuse, 4.89g, 27mm.
Obv: Standing figure of Justinian II wearing chlamys and crown with cross and holding globus cruciger.
Rev: Large M with TNA monogram above and SCL below exergual line.
DO 58, SB 1298, Spahr 158.
From the Severus Alexander collection; ex Spahr collection (with his ticket).
Rodolfo Spahr from Catania in Sicily specialized in coins from his homeland, and he produced the two standard works covering the island’s numismatic output from the Byzantine period to 1836, when the mint of Palermo was closed.