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LOT 3119
Aelius, Caesar AE As. AD 136-138.
Rome mint; struck AD 137. L AELIVS CAESAR, bare head to right / TR POT COS • II, Spes advancing to left, holding flower in right hand and raising skirt with left, S C across fields. RIC II.3 2700; BMCRE 1931 (Hadrian). Good Very Fine. Dark cypress green patina.(12.98gr, 25mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From UK private collection.
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