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LOT 3161
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274.
Uncertain mint. IMP TETRICVS [...]VG, radiate, draped (?) and cuirassed bust to right / [FIDE]S MIL[ITVM], Fides standing facing, head to left, holding two ensigns. Cf. RIC V.1 71. Very Fine. Mint error.(2.81gr, 22mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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