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LOT 3029

Antoninus Pius AE Diobol of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 138-161.

Dated RY 8 (AD 144/5). ΑΥΤ Κ [Τ ΑΙΛ] ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤധΝΙΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate head to right / Serpent Agathodaemon erect to right, crowned with skhent; L H (date) across field. RPC IV.4 893.7 (this coin); Köln -; Dattari (Savio) 8918; K&G 35.289 var. (obv. legend); Emmett 1736.8. Good Very Fine. This coin published at Roman Provincial Coinage Online (rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk).(10.16gr, 23mm, 12h.).

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 563, 5 June 2024, lot 559.
From the Wild Rose Collection.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 299, 27 March 2013, lot 336.

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LOT 3029

Antoninus Pius AE Diobol of Alexandria, Egypt.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £111

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