Details
LOT 3077
Anonymous Æ Quadrans. Time of Domitian to Antoninus Pius, AD 81-161.
Rome mint. Gryphon to left, touching wheel with front paw / Tripod; S C across fields. RIC II 28. Very Fine.(1.77gr, 15mm, 7h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
From an old UK collection;
From the collection of a London antiquarian.
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