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LOT 2878
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Antoninus Pius - Consecratio AR Denarius 138-161 A.D.
Obv: DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare head right. Rev: CONSECRATIO, pyre in four tiers, decorated with garlands and statues, door in second tier, facing quadriga on top. About very fine.(2.35 grams, 18 mm.). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.
Literature
RIC III 436 [Aurelius]; RSC 164; BMCRE 57-59.
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LOT 2878
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Antoninus Pius - Consecratio AR Denarius
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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