Details
LOT 3642
Elagabalus AR Denarius. AD 220. Rome mint.
IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / P M TR P III COS III P P, Sol advancing to left, raising hand and holding whip; star in left field. RIC IV 28; BMCRE 179; RSC 154. Very Fine.(3.43gr, 18mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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