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LOT 3330
Domitian, as Caesar AR Denarius. AD 76-77. Rome mint.
CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS, laureate head to right / COS IIII, Pegasus walking to right, raising his left foreleg. RIC 921; Cohen 47; BMC 193. Near Very Fine.(3.03gr, 19mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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