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LOT 3139
Valerian I AR Antoninianus. AD 253-260.
Rome mint; struck AD 253-254. IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / APOLINI PROPVG Apollo standing to right, drawing bow. RIC V 74; MIR 36, 44d; RSC 25. Good Very Fine.(3.44gr, 22mm, 11h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a London collection, 1990s.
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