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LOT 3256
Hadrian AE Drachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 19 (AD 134/5).
AYT KAIC TPAIAN ΑΔΡΙΑNOC CЄΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / L ЄNNЄAK Δ (date), eagle on thunderbolt standing facing with outstretched wings, head and tail to left. RPC III 5985; Geissen 1154; Dattari 2019; Emmett 953. Good Fine.(24.02gr, 35mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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