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LOT 3189
Galba AE 'As' of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 68-69.
IM • SER • SVL • GAL • CAE, laureate head to right / Large S • C within laurel wreath. RPC I, 4314; McAlee 312b. Good Very Fine.(14.83gr, 28mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3189
Galba AE 'As' of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria.
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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