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LOT 3122
Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. AD 138-161.
Rome mint; struck AD 145-147. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, laureate head to right / COS IIII, Concordia standing facing, head to left, holding patera in her right hand and vertical sceptre in her left. RIC III 129; Cohen 226; BMCRE 521. Very Fine.(3.01gr, 18mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Found Braintree, Essex, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.ESS-9F6A6F.
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