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LOT 3093
Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. AD 138-161.
Rome mint; struck July AD 138. IMP CAES AEL ANTONINVS AVG, bare head to right / PONT MAX TR POT COS, Diana standing to right, holding arrow and bow. RIC II.3 1b; BMCRE 3 note; RSC 665a. Very Fine. Toned. Very rare.(3.20gr, 18mm, 6h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
From an early 20th century collection;
From the collection of a London antiquarian.
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