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LOT 3123
Maximinus I AE Sestertius. AD 235-238.
Rome mint; struck AD 235. IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / P M TR P P P, emperor in military dress, standing to left, holding sceptre and raising right hand, four standards behind him; S C across fields. RIC VI 24; Cohen 48. Very Fine. Very rare.(23.38gr, 31mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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