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LOT 3407
Julia Maesa AR Denarius. AD 218-222. Rome mint.
IVLIA MAESA AVG, draped bust to right / FECVNDITAS AVG, Fecunditas standing to left, extending hand over child and holding cornucopia. RIC IV 249 (Elagabalus); BMCRE 61 (Elagabalus); RSC 8. Near Very Fine.(2.91gr, 20mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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