Details
LOT 3726
Tacitus BI Antoninianus. AD 275-276. Lugdunum mint.
IMP C L TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / MARS VICTOR, nude Mars walking to right, holding spear and trophy; B A across fields. RIC 30; MER-RIC 3309 (temporary). Good Very Fine.(3.23gr, 22mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
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