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LOT 3007
Quintillus BI Antoninianus. AD 270.
Rome mint. Struck AD 270. 10th officina. [IMP C] M AVR CL QVINTILLVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / MAR-TI PACIF, Mars walking to left, holding olive branch with right hand, spear and shield with left; X in left field. RIC V.1 24 var. (not cuirassed); MER-RIC 1187 (temporary). Good Very Fine. Some silvering remaining. Flan crack at 2h.(2.60gr, 20mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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