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LOT 2922
Elagabalus BI Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 218-222.
AVT K M [...] CЄB •, laureate, draped and cuirassed(?) bust to right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC T : B •, eagle standing facing with wings spread, head and tail to left with wreath in beak; star between legs, Δ Є across fields. Cf. Prieur 272; cf. McAlee 763. Good Very Fine.(14.70gr, 27mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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LOT 2922
Elagabalus BI Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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