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LOT 2904

Caracalla AE 33mm of Plotinopolis, Thrace. AD 198-217.

AYT K M AVP CЄVH ANTΩNЄINOC, laureate head to right / ΠΛΩTЄINO-ΠOΛЄITΩN, youthful hero or emperor on horseback to right, holding transverse spear. Moushmov -; Varbanov 1851 var. (bust and obverse legend). Near Very Fine. Extremely rare and apparently unpublished. Only one other example on CoinArchives (Helios Numismatik, Auction 5, 25 June 2010, lot 582).(19.05gr, 33mm, 6h.).

Provenance

Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

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Extremely Rare

LOT 2904

Caracalla AE 33mm of Plotinopolis, Thrace.

Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)

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