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LOT 3338
Caracalla AE 18mm of Laodicea ad Lycum, Phrygia. AD 198-217.
AV K M ANTΩΝЄI, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ΛΑΟΔ-Ι-ΚЄΩΝ, Tyche, wearing polos on head, standing to left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopiae. SGI -; SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen 587 var. (obverse legend). Very Fine. Very rare.(2.94gr, 18mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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