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LOT 3753
Divus Carus BI Antoninianus. Circa AD 283-285. Lugdunum mint. 3rd officina.
DIVO CARO PIO, radiate head to right / CONSECRATIO, eagle standing to left, head to right; III in exergue. RIC V.2 29. Near Very Fine.(4.03gr, 22mm, 7h.).
Provenance
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
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