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LOT 2960
Volusian AR Antoninianus. AD 251-253. Rome mint.
IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VIRTVS AVGG, Virtus standing to left, holding grounded shield and spear; star in right field. RIC IV 187; RSC 135a. Extremely Fine. Attractively toned.(3.10gr, 21mm, 7h.).
Provenance
From Besançon Numismatique, 28 April 2015.
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