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LOT 2973
Claudius II Gothicus BI Antoninianus. Struck circa AD 268-269. Mediolanum mint.
IMP CLAVDIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from rear / FIDES MILIT, Fides standing facing, head to left, holding standards; S in exergue. Cf. RIC V 149 (bust type); Huvelin, 'Chronologie du règne de Claude II le Gothique,' QT XXI (1992), pg. 312; Venèra 9251; cf. Cohen 89 (same). Near Extremely Fine. Rare.(2.22gr, 20mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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