Details
LOT 2981
Tetricus I, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274. Contemporary imitation.
IMP TETRICVS P AVG, radiate and cuirassed(?) bust to right / SPES PVBLICA, Spes walking to left, holding flower and raising hem of robe. Cf. RIC V.2, 136. Very Fine.(2.39gr, 19mm, 5h.).
Provenance
London, UK, dealership, 1990s.
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