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LOT 3049

Diocletian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 284-305.

Dated RY 2 (AD 285/6). Α Κ Γ ΟΥΑΛ ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / Alexandria standing facing, head to left, holding head of Sarapis and sceptre; L B (date) across fields. RPC X Online Unassigned ID 75901; Dattari (Savio) 5622; Emmett 4025. Very Fine.(7.73gr, 19mm, 12h.).

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From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

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LOT 3049

Diocletian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £17

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