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LOT 3212
Philip II, as Caesar AR Antoninianus. AD 244-247.
Rome mint; struck AD 244-246. M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PRINCIPI IVVENT, prince standing to right, holding globe and transverse sceptre. RIC IV 216c; RSC 54. Good Very Fine.(3.58gr, 23mm, 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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