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LOT 3756
Magnentius Æ Centenionalis. AD 350-353. Lugdunum mint.
D N MAGNENTIVS P F AVG, bare headed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS DD NN AVG ET CAES, Chi-Rho, flanked by A and Ѡ, PPLG* in exergue. Cf. RIC 158. Fine. Scarce.(4.51gr, 24mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK market.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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