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LOT 3884
Valentinian III AE Nummus. AD 425-455. Rome mint. 3rd officina.
[D N P]LA VALEN[TINIANVS P F AVG], pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS REIPVBLICE, cross; in left field, T; in exergue, [R]M. RIC IX 2110; LRBC -. Very Fine. Extremely rare.(0.96gr, 12mm, 7h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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