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LOT 2860
Diocletian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 2 (AD 285/6).
Α Κ Γ ΟΥΑΛ ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / Athena seated to left, holding Nike and spear; below, shield; L B (date) across field. Köln 3211; Dattari (Savio) 5638; K&G 119.15; Emmett 4032.2. Near Extremely Fine.(7.84gr, 19mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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