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Details
LOT 3236
Magnentius BI Double Centenionalis. AD 350-353.
Ambianum mint. D N MAGNEN-TIVS P F AVG, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS DD NN AVG ET CAES, large Chi-Rho; A ω across fields, AMB in exergue. RIC VIII 34. Very Fine.(8.89gr, 25mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Ex Compton Dundon hoard.
Footnotes
The Compton Dundon Hoard consisted of 564 Roman Nummi, a large proportion of which were issues of the usurper Magnentius and Decentius, issued AD 350-353.
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