Details
LOT 2824
Diocletian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 284-305.
Dated RY 1 (AD 284/285). Α Κ Γ ΟΥΑΛ ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / Tyche reclining to left on lectisternium, holding rudder and propping head on hand; L A (date) above. Köln 3208; Dattari (Savio) 5766 var. (obv. legend); K&G 119.8; Emmett 4083.1. Good Very Fine.(9.40gr, 21mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
From the Rocky Mountain Collection of Alexandrian, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, Ltd (dealer's ticket included).
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 484, 27 January 2021, lot 630 (expertly preserved since), dealer's ticket included.
Ex Naville Numismatics Ltd., Auction 84 , 8 October 2023, lot 289 (dealer's ticket included).
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Dated RY 1 (AD 284/285). Α Κ Γ ΟΥΑΛ ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / Tyche reclining to left on lectisternium, holding rudder and propping head on hand; L A (date) above. Köln 3208; Dattari (Savio) 5766 var. (obv. legend); K&G 119.8; Emmett 4083.1. 9.40gr, 21mm, 12h.
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From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. From the Rocky Mountain Collection of Alexandrian, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, Ltd (dealer's ticket included). Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 484, 27 January 2021, lot 630 (expertly preserved since), dealer's ticket included. Ex Naville Numismatics Ltd., Auction 84 , 8 October 2023, lot 289 (dealer's ticket included).
