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LOT 3695
Tacitus BI Antoninianus. AD 275. Rome mint.
IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing facing, head to left, holding standard in each hand; XXIϛ in exergue. RIC V.1 87; MER-RIC 3502 (temporary). Good Very Fine.(3.36gr, 22mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
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