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LOT 3213
Caracalla AE 30mm of Laodicea ad Mare, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 198-217.
M AVR ANTONINVS PIVS AV GER C M G, laureate head to right / ROMAE, she-wolf standing to right, head to left, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus; FEL in exergue. BMC 91 var. (obverse legend); SNG Copenhagen 365 var. (same). Near Very Fine.(13.99gr, 30mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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LOT 3213
Caracalla AE 30mm of Laodicea ad Mare, Seleucis and Pieria.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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