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LOT 2856
Carinus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 2 (AD 283/4).
Α Κ Μ Α ΚΑΡΙΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / Elpis advancing to left, holding lotus blossom and raising hem of her dress, star to upper right; L B (date) across field. RPC X Unassigned ID 75852; Köln 3180; Dattari 5585; K&G 115.10; Emmett 4007.2. Very Fine.(10.07gr, 19mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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