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LOT 2938
Caracalla AE 21mm of Heliopolis, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 198-217.
Struck AD 202. ANTONI[NO AVGVSTO], laureate head to right / COL HEL, turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche to left; palm frond and cornucopia behind. RPC V.3 Unassigned ID 84908; BMC 12; SNG Copenhagen 431. Very Fine.(7.67gr, 21mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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