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LOT 2834
Julia Mamaea AE 18mm of Bostra, Arabia. AD 222-235.
IVLIA MAMAEA AVGVSTA, draped bust to right, wearing stephane / COLONIA BOSTRA, Marsyas standing to right, wineskin over shoulder and raising right hand. RPC VI, 9343 (temporary); Kindler, Bostra 41; Spijkerman 53; Rosenberger 48; Sofaer 48. Near Very Fine. Pierced. Rare.(4.59gr, 18mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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