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LOT 2948
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 231-235. Rome mint.
IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / IOVI PROPVGNATORI, Jupiter standing to left, head to right, hurling thunderbolt. RIC IV 235. Near Very Fine.(3.06gr, 20mm, 2h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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