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LOT 2962
Julia Soaemias, Augusta AE 25mm of Sidon, Phoenicia. AD 218-222.
IVLIA S[...]; draped bust to right / COL AVR PIA [METRO] SID, carriage of Astarte on two wheels with four columns supporting roof; above, two palms to left and right; baetyl within. Cf. RPC VI, 8514-6 (temporary). Near Very Fine.(10.79gr, 25mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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