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LOT 3208
Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 269-271.
Treveri mint; struck AD 270-271. IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / INVICTVS, Sol advancing to left, raising hand and holding whip; star in left field. RIC V.2 114 (Colonia Agrippinensis); RIC V.4 521. Near Extremely Fine.(2.09gr, 19mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired at Charing Cross Collectors Market, London, 6 September 2003;
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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