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LOT 3410
Diadumenian, as Caesar BI Tetradrachm of Aelia Capitolina, Judaea. AD 217-218.
[Μ Ο]Π ΑΝΤധΝ ΚΑΙ, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ЄΞ ΥΠΑΤΟϹ, eagle standing facing on thyrsus, head and tail to right, with wings spread and holding wreath in beak; wine jug between legs. RPC V.3 Unassigned ID 83645; Bellinger 360; Meshorer 100; Prieur 1649. Near Very Fine. Extremely rare; only two examples cited on RPC Online.(12.30gr, 27mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3410
Diadumenian, as Caesar BI Tetradrachm of Aelia Capitolina, Judaea.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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