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LOT 2880
Antoninus Pius AE Dupondius. AD 138-161.
Rome mint. Struck AD 143-144. British Victory issue. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, radiate head to right / IMPERATOR, Victory flying to right, holding trophy with both hands, pointing upward to right; S C across lower fields. RIC III 724; Cohen 435. Good Fine.(14.36gr, 26mm, 12h.). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
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