Details
LOT 3710
Aurelian BI Antoninianus. Struck November AD 270. Siscia mint. 2nd officina.
IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GENIVS ILLVR, Genius standing to left, holding cornucopia and patera; standard to right, S to inner right. MER-RIC 1991 (temporary). Near Extremely Fine. Very rare.(4.09gr, 23mm, 1h.).
Provenance
From a 19th century collection.
Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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