Details
LOT 3172
Severina, Augusta BI Antoninianus. AD 270-275.
Antioch mint; struck early AD 275. 5th officina. SEVERINA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right, set on crescent / CONCORDIAE MILITVM, Concordia standing facing, head to left, holding two standards; V in left field, XXI in exergue. RIC V.1 20; MER-RIC 3196 (temporary). Good Very Fine. Earthen red patina.(3.87gr, 22mm, 12h).
Provenance
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005.
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