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LOT 3136
Augustus (Octavian) AE Diobol or 80 Drachmai of Alexandria, Egypt. 27 BC-AD 14.
First series. Struck circa 30-28 BC. [ΘΕΟΥ ΥΙΟΥ], bare head of Augustus to right / ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ [ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΟΣ], eagle with wings closed standing to left on thunderbolt; to left, cornucopia; to right, Π (mark of value). RPC I 5001; Dattari (Savio) 2; Geissen 1; K&G 2.5. Near Very Fine.(20.03gr, 27mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3136
Augustus (Octavian) AE Diobol or 80 Drachmai of Alexandria, Egypt.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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