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LOT 3241
Tacitus BI Antoninianus. AD 275-276.
Ticinum mint. Struck AD 276. 5th officina. IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FELICIT TEMP, Felicitas standing facing, head to left, holding caduceus with right hand and sceptre with left; V in exergue. RIC V.1 140; MER-RIC 3442 (temporary). Extremely Fine. Some silvering remaining.(4.42gr, 22mm, 12h).
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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