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LOT 3490
Antoninus Pius BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 5 (AD 141/2).
ΑΝΤധΝΙΝΟϹ [C]ЄB ЄYCB(sic), laureate head to right / Poseidon standing to right, foot on prow, holding trident and dolphin; L Є (date) across fields. RPC IV.4, 364; Dattari 2321; Geissen 1378. Very Fine.(11.97gr, 23mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3490
Antoninus Pius BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt.
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$107 - 134 (for guidance only)
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