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LOT 3114
Caracalla AE 30mm of Serdica, Thrace. AD 198-217.
ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ CΕΥ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟC, laureate head to right / ΟΥΛΠΙΑC CΕΡΔΙΚΗC, serpent coiled to right. Varbanov 2443; Ruzicka 355. Near Very Fine.(17.26gr, 30mm, 7h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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