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LOT 3378
Divus Septimius Severus AE 27mm of Heliopolis, Coele. AD 211-212.
DIVO SEVERO, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus to right, seen from front / I O M H COL HEL (Iupiter Optimus Maximus Heliopolitanus colonia Heliopolitana), aerial perspective view of the temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus Heliopolitanus. RPC V.3 Unassigned ID 84871; Sawaya 403-407. Very Fine.(12.53gr, 27mm, 7h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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