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Details
LOT 3241
Arabia, Petra AE 15mm. Time of Hadrian, AD 117-138. Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche to right / Crossed cornucopiae; ΠM monogram (Petra Metropolis) above. RPC III 4098A; Sofaer 2; Spijkerman 1; Hendin 894. Very Fine.(1.62gr, 15mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 111, 24 August 2023, lot 491 (company's ticket included).
Property of a Middlesex, UK, antiquarian.
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