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LOT 2794
Elagabalus BI Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 218-222.
Struck AD 219. AVT K M A ••• ANΤധNЄINOC CЄB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO B, eagle standing facing with wings spread, head and tail to left with wreath in beak; star between legs, Δ Є across fields. Prieur 272; McAlee 763. Very Fine.(13.88gr, 29mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 2794
Elagabalus BI Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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