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LOT 3033
Tacitus BI Antoninianus. AD 275-276.
Rome mint; struck AD 275. 3rd officina. IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust to right / AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing facing, head to left, holding scales and cornucopia; XXIΓ in exergue. RIC V.1 82c; MER-RIC 3489 (temporary). Near Extremely Fine.(4.17gr, 23mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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