Details
LOT 3721
Fausta BI Nummus. AD 326. Rome mint.
3rd officina. FL MAX FAVSTA AVG, draped bust to right / SPES REI PVBLICAE, Spes standing facing, head to left, holding two children; R(wreath)T in exergue. RIC VII 293. Good Very Fine.(2.84gr, 19mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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