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LOT 3197
Geta AR Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. Circa AD 208-212.
AYT • KAI • ΓЄTAC : CЄ • B •, laureate head to right / ΔHMAPX • ЄΞ • VΠA • TO • B •, eagle standing to left on thigh of sacrificial animal, head and tail to right, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak. Prieur 210; McAlee 719. Near Extremely Fine.(13.43gr, 27mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3197
Geta AR Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria.
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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