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LOT 3016
Julia Augusta (Livia) AE Diobol of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 14-29.
Dated RY 40 of Augustus (AD 10/11). Draped bust to right / Athena standing facing, head to left, holding Nike and resting left hand on grounded shield; L M (date) across field. RPC I 5055; Köln 39; Dattari (Savio) 60; Emmett 53.40. Near Very Fine.(7.40gr, 25mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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