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LOT 3040

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 / Dikaiosyne standing facing, head to left, holding scales and cornucopia; L B (date) across fields. RPC X Online Unassigned ID 75911; Dattari (Savio) 5645; Emmett 4033. Near Very Fine.(6.55gr, 20mm, 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 3040

Diocletian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £13

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