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Keystone Auction 6 11 Mar 2022
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Philip I. AD 244-249. AR Antoninianus (22mm, 3.73 g, 6h). Rome mint, 6th officina. 5th emission, AD 246. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Roma seated left on shield, holding Victory and scepter. RIC IV 44b; RSC 169. Lustrous. Some deposits on obverse. VF, toned, rough encrustation on obverse.
From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Dorchester hoard; Joe Powers 1950 @ $2.
The Dorchester hoard was found in Dorchester England in 1936 and was the largest Roman coin find to have been discovered at the time. The hoard consisted of over 22,000 coins, mostly Antoniniani. Several thousand coins were kept by the British Museum and the Dorchester Museum. The remainder was dispersed into the market by Seaby Coins.
From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Dorchester hoard; Joe Powers 1950 @ $2.
The Dorchester hoard was found in Dorchester England in 1936 and was the largest Roman coin find to have been discovered at the time. The hoard consisted of over 22,000 coins, mostly Antoniniani. Several thousand coins were kept by the British Museum and the Dorchester Museum. The remainder was dispersed into the market by Seaby Coins.