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LOT 3527
Maximian BI Nummus. AD 296. Cyzicus mint. 5th officina.
IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, laureate head to right / GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, Genius, wearing modius on head, standing to left, holding patera and cornucopia; KЄ in exergue. RIC VI 10b. Very Fine.(9.94gr, 28mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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