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LOT 3460
Hadrian AE Hemidrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 117-138.
Dated RY 15 (AD 130/1). AVT KAI TPAI AΔPIA CЄB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / Emperor standing facing, head to left, holding patera over altar and sceptre; L I-E (date) across fields. RPC III 5784; Dattari (Savio) 7523; Emmett 1082. Near Very Fine.(12.45gr, 30mm, 11h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman;
From Den of Antiquity Int Ltd, dealer's ticket included.
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