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LOT 3462
Commodus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 177-192.
Dated RY 30 of Marcus Aurelius (AD 189/90). M A KOM ANTധ CЄB ЄYCЄB, laureate head to right / Eagle with spread wings standing to right on thunderbolt; L Λ (date) in right field. RPC IV.4 Online 14223 (temporary); Dattari (Savio) 3905; Emmett 2523. Very Fine.(10.78gr, 23mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman;
From Den of Antiquity Int Ltd, dealer's ticket included.
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