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LOT 3295
Quintillus BI Antoninianus. AD 270.
Rome mint; struck AD 270. 5th officina. IMP C M AVR CL QVINTILLVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing to left, holding vexillum and sceptre; Є in right field. RIC V.1 18; MER-RIC 1152 (temporary). Near Very Fine.(2.52gr, 20mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
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