Details
LOT 3892
Vandals, Imitative AE 12mm. Circa 5th century AD.
Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Camp gate with open doorway. For similar, cf. BMC Vandals 73-80 (in the name of Valentinian III); for prototype, cf. RIC X 2161. Near Very Fine.(1.39gr, 12mm, 9h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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