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LOT 3735
Licinius I BI Nummus. Circa AD 311-312. London mint.
1st officina. IMP LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / GENIO POP ROM, Genius standing to left, holding patera and cornucopia; star in right field, PLN in exergue. RIC 209c. Extremely Fine. Rare.(4.75gr, 22mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XIII, 23 March 2017, Lot 1258.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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