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LOT 3265
Claudius II Gothicus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 2 (AD 269/70).
AVT K KΛAVΔIOC CЄB, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / Eagle standing to left, head to right, holding wreath in beak; L B (date) across fields. Dattari (Savio) 5417; Emmett 3879. Good Very Fine. Light green patina.(10.36gr, 21mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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LOT 3265
Claudius II Gothicus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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