Details
LOT 2910
Volusian AR Antoninianus. AD 251-253.
Rome mint. IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / AEQVITAS AVGG, Aequitas standing to left, holding scales and cornucopia. RIC IV 166; RSC 8. Near Very Fine.(2.69gr, 22mm, 8h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector.
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