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LOT 2820
Hadrian AE Hemidrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 117-138.
Dated RY 13 (AD 128/9). ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ϹЄΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / Euthenia reclining to left, holding grain ears, resting elbow on sphinx; L TPICKA[I] (date) in exergue. RPC III, 5731; Köln 999; Dattari (Savio) 1710; K&G 32.473. Good Very Fine.(16.02gr, 30mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
Ex Naville Numismatics Ltd., Auction 90, 23 June 2024, lot 345 (dealer's ticket included).
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