Details
LOT 2973
Aureolus, Romano-Gallic Usurper BI Antoninianus. AD 268-269.
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 267-268. In the name and types of Postumus. IMP POSTVMVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CONCORD EQ[VIT], Concordia standing to left, holding patera and rudder, foot on prow of ship; [S?] in exergue. RIC V.2 373. Good Very Fine. Some original silvering remaining.(3.00gr, 20mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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