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LOT 3347
Hadrian AR Denarius. AD 130-133. Rome mint. 'Travel series' issue.
HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate head to right / AFRICA, Africa, wearing elephant headdress, reclining to left, holding scorpion and cornucopia; basket of corn to left. RIC II.3 1494; BMCRE 816; RSC 138. Very Fine. Toned.(2.97gr, 18mm, 7h.).
Provenance
Found Gloucestershire, UK.
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