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LOT 3223
Volusian AR Antoninianus. AD 251-253.
Mediolanum mint; struck mid-late AD 252. IMP C C VIB VOLVSIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVGG, Virtus standing facing, head to right, holding spear and resting left hand on grounded shield. RIC IV 206; RSC 133. Good Very Fine.(4.75gr, 23mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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