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LOT 3678
Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. Struck AD 269-270. Treveri mint.
IMP C VICTORINVS • P • F • AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax standing to left, holding olive branch and transverse sceptre; V in left field, star in right field. RIC V.2 118 (Colonia Agrippinensis). Good Very Fine.(2.53gr, 19mm, 12h.).
Provenance
London, UK, dealership, 1990s.
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