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LOT 3255
Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. AD 260-269.
Treveri mint; struck AD 261. IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / LAETITIA AVG, galley to left. RIC V.2 73 (Lugdunum); RIC V.4 57; RSC 167a (Lugdunum). Near Very Fine. Rare.(3.83gr, 21mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman; collector's ticket included.
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