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LOT 3453
Valentinian I AV Solidus. AD 364-375.
Antioch mint; struck AD 364-367. 8th officina. D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / RESTITVTOR REIPVBLICAE, Valentinian standing facing, head to right, holding labarum with Staurogram in banner and Victory with wreath; ANTH✷ in exergue. RIC IX 2b.xxviii. Very Fine.(4.34gr, 20mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
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