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LOT 3415
Maximinus II, as Caesar BI Nummus. AD 305-309.
Alexandria mint; struck AD 308-310. 6th officina. GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES, laureate head to right / GENIO CAESARIS, Genius, wearing modius, standing to left, holding patera and cornucopia; K in left field, S over P in right field, ALE in exergue. RIC VI 100a. Good Very Fine.(6.53gr, 22mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
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