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LOT 3691
Tetricus II, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274. Local imitation.
[...]TETRICVS CAVS (sic), radiate and draped bust to right / SA[...] PVBLICA, Spes walking to left, holding flower and raising hem of robe. Cf. RIC V.2, 272-274 (CAES/SPES). Very Fine.(3.22gr, 19mm, 6h.).
Provenance
London, UK, dealership, 1990s.
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