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LOT 3712
Galerius BI Nummus. AD 304-305. Serdica mint.
4th officina. IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius standing left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera from which liquid flows, and cornucopia; Δ in right field, •SM•SD• in exergue. RIC 12b. Near Very Fine.(7.12gr, 27mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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LOT 3712
Galerius BI Nummus.
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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