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Details
LOT 2858
Carinus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 2 (AD 283/4).
Α Κ Μ Α ΚΑΡΙΝΟC CЄΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / Elpis advancing to left, holding flower and raising hem of dress; L B (date) across fields. RPC X Online Unassigned ID 75851; Dattari (Savio) 5584; Emmett 4007.2. Very Fine.(6.22gr, 20mm, 1h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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