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LOT 3522
Aurelian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 4 (AD 272/3).
ΑΥΤ Κ Λ Δ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / Dikaiosyne standing to left, holding scales and cornucopia; L Δ (date) to left. RPC X Unassigned ID 75674; Dattari 5442; Emmett 3921.4. Very Fine. Beautiful sandy patina.(10.21gr, 21mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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