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LOT 3756
Carinus BI Antoninianus. AD 283-285. Antioch mint.
IMP C M AVR CARINVS P F AVG, radiated and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVGG, Emperor standing to right carrying lance and receiving Victoria with laurel wreath from Carus standing to left with lance, ЄΔ between, XXI in exergue. RIC 325. Very Fine.(3.94gr, 21mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Condition as seen.
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