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LOT 3727
Maximinus II, as Caesar, BI Nummus. AD 308. Alexandria mint.
5th officina. GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES, laureate head to right / GENIO CAESARIS, Genius standing to left, modius on head, naked but for chlamys over left shoulder, holding patera and cornucopia; X in left field, Є over K in right field; ALE in exergue. RIC VI 78. Very Fine.(5.61gr, 24mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Private Collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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LOT 3727
Maximinus II, as Caesar, BI Nummus.
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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