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Details
LOT 3684
Aurelian, with Vabalathus BI Antoninianus. AD 270-272. Antioch mint. 1st officina.
IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust of Aurelian to right; A below / VABALATHVS V C R IM D R, laureate, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Vabalathus to right. RIC V.1 381 corr. (rev. bust type); MER-RIC temp. 3102. Very Fine.(3.44gr, 21mm, 5h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK market.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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