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LOT 3677
Victorinus, Romano-Gallic Emperor BI Antoninianus. AD 271. Treveri mint.
IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG, radiate and draped bust to right / SALVS AVG, Salus standing facing, head to left, holding long vertical sceptre and patera, feeding serpent which rises from altar. RIC V.2 71 (Southern mint). Very Fine.(2.77gr, 20mm, 12h.).
Provenance
London, UK, dealership, 1990s.
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