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Details
LOT 3328
Tetricus II, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 270-273.
Local imitation. [...]RICVS CAES, radiate and draped bust to right / [...]TAS AVG[...], pontifical implements. For prototype, cf. RIC V.2 255 & 258. Good Very Fine.(2.06gr, 15mm, 11h.).
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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