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LOT 3498
Gallienus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 11 (AD 263/4).
• AY • K Π ΛIK ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝΟC CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from rear / Tyche standing to left, wearing kalathos, holding rudder and cornucopia; L IA (retrograde) to upper left. RPC X Online 75490; Köln 2919; Dattari (Savio) 5267; K&G 90.76; Emmett 3836.11. Good Very Fine.(13.26gr, 24mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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