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LOT 3757
Decentius, as Caesar, BI Centenionalis. AD 351. Treveri mint.
2nd officina. D N DECENTIVS NOB CAES, bare-headed and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE, two Victories standing facing each other, holding shield inscribed VOT V MVLT X in three lines above column; TRS in exergue. RIC VIII 308. Very Fine.(5.15gr, 21mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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