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LOT 2848
Aurelian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 5 (AD 273/4).
A K Λ ΔOM AVPHΛIANOC CЄB, laureate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / ЄTOYC Є in two lines within laurel wreath. RPC X Unassigned ID 75734; Köln 3090; Dattari (Savio) 5467. Near Very Fine.(7.36gr, 21mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK market.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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