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LOT 3345
Elagabalus AE 20mm of Anazarbus, Cilicia. AD 218-222.
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑV ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟC, radiate head to right / ANAZA-[P]B MHTP-O, octastyle temple, pellet in pediment; AMK (ΠΡΩΤΗΣ ΜΕΓΙΣΤΗΣ ΚΑΛΛΙΣΤΗΣ) below. Cf. RPC VI Online 10855 = Jahrbuch für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte 61, 2011, 27,3. Near Very Fine. Reverse slightly off-centre. Exceedingly rare; only one example on RPC Online and none on CoinArchives.(5.59gr, 20mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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