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LOT 3205

Commodus AE Diassarion of Gabala, Seleucis and Pieria. Dated CY 233 (AD 186/7).

ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙCAP Μ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟN, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to left / ΓΑΒΑΛЄⲰΝ, ΔC ΓΛC KT, on the left, owl standing to right on globe, head facing; on the right, sphinx seated to left on base. BMC 8; RPC IV.3 online 5788. Very Fine.(8.34gr, 26mm, 12h.).

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Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.

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LOT 3205

Commodus AE Diassarion of Gabala, Seleucis and Pieria.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £182

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