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LOT 3448
Magnentius BI Centenionalis. AD 350-353.
Treveri mint; struck AD 350. 1st officina. IM CAE MAGNENTIVS AVG, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FELICITAS REIPVBLICE, emperor in military dress standing facing, head to left, holding standard with Chi-Ro and Victory on globe, crowning emperor with wreath; A in right field, TRP(crescent) in exergue. RIC VIII 266; Bastien 28; LRBC 51. Near Extremely Fine.(6.29gr, 22mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
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