Details
LOT 3450
Faustina II AE 27mm of Neapolis, Judaea. Dated CY 88 (AD 159/60).
Draped bust to right / Tyche standing facing, head to left, holding rudder in her right hand and cornucopia in her left; ЄΤ ΠΗ (date) across field. Cf. RPC IV.3 Online 10805. Near Very Fine.(9.76gr, 27mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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