Details
LOT 3460
Antoninus Pius AE 25mm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 138-161.
Laureate head to right / Large S C, Θ below; all within laurel wreath. Cf. RPC IV.3 6999 (temporary). Very Fine.(16.21gr, 25mm, 1h.).
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
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