Details
LOT 3074
Lydia, Sardes AE 16mm. Circa 133 BC-AD 14.
Laureate head of Apollo to right / ΣAPΔI-ANΩN, club; all within oak wreath; [above, monogram]. Cf. SNG Tübingen 3778-9. Near Very Fine.(4.13gr, 16mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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