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LOT 3199
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. AD 268-270.
Mediolanum mint; struck AD 268-269. 2nd officina. IMP CLAVDIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / VICTORIA A•VG, Victory advancing to right, holding wreath with right hand and palm with left; S in exergue. RIC V.1 171; MER-RIC 33, note b (specimen no. 51446 in Vienna). Extremely Fine. Some silvering remaining. Extremely rare variant of reverse legend.(4.47gr, 23mm, 11h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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