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LOT 3201
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Rome mint; struck AD 270. 4th officina. IMP CLAVDIVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / ANNONA AVG, Annona standing facing, head to to left, her right foot on prow, holding corn-ears with right hand and cornucopia with left; Δ in right field. RIC V.1 19; MER-RIC 335. Extremely Fine.(3.25gr, 20mm, 1h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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