Details
LOT 3500
Gallienus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 13 (AD 265/6).
AYT Κ Π ΛΙK ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝΟC CЄΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / Eagle with closed wings standing to right, holding wreath in beak; behind, palm frond; L ΙΓ (date) across field. RPC X Online 75534; Köln 2928; Dattari (Savio) 5288; K&G 90.86; Emmett 3806.13. Very Fine.(10.35gr, 22mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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