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LOT 3430
Maximinus I AR Denarius. AD 235-236. Rome mint.
IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing facing, head to left, holding wand over globe and cornucopia. RIC IV 13; BMCRE 86-88; RSC 77a. Extremely Fine.(3.00gr, 20mm, 7h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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