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LOT 3034
Aurelian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 270-275.
Dated RY 5 (AD 273/4). AYT K Λ Δ AVPHΛIANOC CЄB, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / ЄTOVC Є (date), eagle standing facing, head right, holding wreath in beak; star to left. RPC X Unassigned ID 89108 corr. (obv. legend); Savio 2143-5. Very Fine. Extremely rare with this obverse legend; no other examples on CoinArchives.(8.52gr, 20mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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