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LOT 2845
Gallienus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 15 (AD 267/8).
ΑΥΤ Κ Π ΛΙΚ ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / Eagle standing to right, head to left, wings gathered, holding wreath in beak; to left, palm frond; L IЄ (date) to right. RPC X Unassigned ID 75563; Köln 2942-3; Dattari 5276-7; K&G 90.98; Emmett 3807.15. Good Fine.(8.66gr, 21mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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