Details
LOT 3002
Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 269-271.
Treveri mint. Struck AD 271. IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVG, Virtus standing facing, head to right, holding sceptre with right hand and resting his left hand on shield set on ground. RIC V.2 78 (uncertain Southern Gallic mint). Near Extremely Fine.(2.62gr, 20mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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