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Auction: 19004 - Coins and Commemorative Medals: Spring Auction
Lot: 341

Trebonianus Gallus (251-253 AD), AR Antoninianii (6), all with radiate and draped bust right, rev. Mars walking right, holding spear and shield, 3.74g and 4.37g (RSC 70; RIC 84) (2); Uberitas standing left, holding cornucopia and purse, 3.56g (RSC 125a; RIC 92); Juno seated left, holding corn ears and sceptre, 3.78g (RSC 47e variety; RIC 83); Aeternitas standing left, raising skirt and holding phoenix on globe, 2.93g (RSC 13; RIC 30); and Libertas standing half-left, holding long sceptre, 3.72g (RSC 68; RIC 70), most with attractive tone, all nearly extremely fine or better (6)

provenance
v) Dorset County Museum Duplicates, Bonhams 7, 29-30 March 1982, lot 794 - £40 - "rare and about extremely fine"
O C Vidler bequest, 1960
Great Dorchester hoard 1936
Numismatic Chronicle, 1939, p.27 - Mattingly noted nineteen examples of this type recovered from the hoard.

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Sold for
£480