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LOT 3502
Aurelian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 2 (AD 271/2).
ΑVΤ Κ Λ Δ ΑVΡΗΛΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / Eagle standing to left, head to right, holding wreath in beak; L B across fields. RPC X Unassigned ID 75642. Very Fine.(8.39gr, 22mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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