Details
LOT 3028
Tetricus II, as Caesar, BI Antoninianus. AD 273-274.
Uncertain British(?) mint. Contemporary local imitation. [...] PIVS [...], radiate and draped bust to right / Stylised figure standing facing, holding spear with right hand and branch with left. Very Fine. Light green patina; edge chipped. Very interesting reverse type.(1.77gr, 17mm, 3h.).
Provenance
Found in Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.
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