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LOT 3135
Kings of Bosporos, Rhadamsades and Licinius I BI Stater. Dated BE 615 (AD 318/19).
RACIΛEΩC ΡΑΔΑΜC, diademed and draped bust to right / Laureate and draped bust of emperor to right, EIX (date) below, club before. SNG Stancomb 1032; MacDonald 666/1; Frolova II, pl.47, 30. Very Fine.(7.50gr, 18mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection.
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LOT 3135
Kings of Bosporos, Rhadamsades and Licinius I BI Stater.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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