Details
LOT 3298
Aurelian BI Antoninianus. AD 270-275.
Tripolis mint. Struck AD 274. IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / RESTITVT OR-BIS, female figure standing to right, presenting wreath to emperor standing to left and holding sceptre; star in field, •KA in exergue. RIC V.1 389 var.; MER-RIC (temporary) 3228. Very Fine. Much original silvering remaining. Some delamination to reverse.(3.77gr, 23mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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