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LOT 3237
Julian II BI Double Maiorina. AD 360-363.
Constantinople mint. Struck 3 November-26 June AD 363. 2nd officina. D N FL CL IVLI-ANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / SECVRITAS REI PVB •, bull standing to right; two stars above; • CONSPB(palm) in exergue. RIC VIII 162; LRBC 2058. Very Fine. Dark brown and earthen patina.(8.55gr, 28mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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