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LOT 3765
Valens BI 17mm. AD 364-367. Antioch mint.
3rd officina. D N VALENS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GLORIA ROMANORVN(sic), emperor walking to right, head to left, holding labarum and dragging captive; ANTΓ in exergue. RIC IX 10b. Very Fine.(3.20gr, 17mm, 11h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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