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LOT 3194
Philip I AR Antoninianus. AD 244-249.
Rome mint; struck AD 244-247. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ADVENTVS AVGG, emperor on horseback advancing to left, raising right hand and holding spear with left. RIC IV 26b; RSC 3. Very Fine. Flan crack at 5h.(4.83gr, 22mm, 1h.).
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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