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LOT 3361
Decentius, as Caesar BI Centenionalis. AD 350/1-353.
Ambianum mint; struck AD 351-352. D N DECENTIVS NOB CAES, bare-headed and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE, two Victories holding between them shield, inscribed VOT V MVLT X in four lines, staurogram above; AMB(crescent) in exergue. RIC VIII 18. Near Extremely Fine.(4.43gr, 22mm, 12h).
Provenance
Ex Compton Dundon Hoard, found in Somerset, 2017.
Footnotes
The Compton Dundon Hoard consisted of 564 Roman Nummi, a large proportion of which were issues of the usurper Magnentius and Decentius, issued AD 350-353.
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