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LOT 3498
Augustus AE Diobol or 80 Drachmai of Alexandria, Egypt. Struck circa 19-3/2 BC. Second(?) series.
[CEBA]-CT[OC], bare head to right / KAI-CA[P], temple of Mars Ultor with signum in centre. RPC I 5003; Köln 5-6; Dattari (Savio) 14-5; K&G 2.3; Emmett 3. Good Fine. Dark brown patina.(12.60gr, 26mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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