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LOT 2924
Divus Antoninus Pius AR Denarius. Struck after AD 161. Rome mint.
DIVVS ANTONINVS, bare-headed bust to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / CONSECRATIO, pyre of four tiers, decorated with hangings and garlands, surmounted by quadriga. RIC III 438 (Aurelius); BMCRE 60-64 (Aurelius & Verus); RSC 164a. Very Fine.(3.21gr, 17mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Ex Lockdales, Suffolk, UK.
From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady.
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