.jpg "Tetricus II, as Caesar BI Antoninianus.")
Details
LOT 3495
Tetricus II, as Caesar BI Antoninianus. AD 271-274. Local imitation.
Radiate and draped bust to right / Spes walking to left, holding flower and raising hem of robe. Cf. RIC V.2, 272-274. Very Fine.(2.32gr, 17mm, 5h.).
Provenance
Ex Spink, 1970s.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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