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LOT 3175
Diocletian BI Antoninianus. AD 284-305.
'C' (Camulodunum?) mint. Struck under Carausius, circa AD 286-circa 293. IMP C DIOCLETIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVGGG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch and transverse sceptre; S P across field; C below. Cf. RIC V 20. Extremely Fine.(5.10gr, 22mm, 7h.).
Provenance
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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