Details
LOT 3039
Divus Carus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Died AD 283.
Struck under Carinus, AD 283-284. ΘЄധ KAPധ CЄB, laureate head to right / AΦIЄPധCIC, flaming altar tied with garland. Dattari (Savio) 5570; Emmett 3995; K&G 113.5. Very Fine.(7.48gr, 17mm, 11h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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