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LOT 3445
Claudius AE 12mm of Gadara, Decapolis. Dated CY 108 (AD 44/5).
Laureate head of Claudius to right / [ΓΑΔΑΡΑ] ΗΡ (date), crossed cornucopiae. RPC I, 4817; Sofaer 15; Spijkerman 17. Near Very Fine. Very rare.(2.60gr, 12mm, 11h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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