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LOT 2896
Caracalla AE As. AD 198-217.
Rome mint; struck AD 215. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate head to right / P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P, Aesculapius standing facing, head to left, holding snake-entwined wand; in right field, globe set on ground; S C across fields. RIC IV 553a. Good Very Fine. Nice dark green patina with brown highlights.(10.84gr, 27mm, 2h.).
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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