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LOT 3290
Galerius, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 293-305.
Lugdunum mint; struck AD 294. 2nd officina. MAXIMIANVS NOB C, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / LAETITIA AVGG, Laetitia standing to left, holding wreath with her right hand and anchor with left; B below. RIC VI -; Bastien 635; Cohen 130. Extremely Fine. Traces of silvering on both sides and overstruck(?) on reverse. Extremely Rare Variant; only one other example on CoinArchives (cgb.fr, Mail Bid Sale 41, 1125).(3.62gr, 22mm, 12h).
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
Footnotes
A well struck example of an extremely rare variant.
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