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LOT 3447
Lydia, Sardes AE 17mm. Time of Vespasian, AD 69-79. Pseudo-autonomous issue.
CAPΔI-ANΩN, draped bust of Dionysos to right, wearing ivy wreath / CAPΔI-ANΩN, Zeus Lydios standing to left, holding eagle and sceptre. GRPC Lydia 271; Leypold I, 1200. Very Fine. Very rare.(5.43gr, 17mm, 7h.).
Provenance
Ex Münzzentrum Rheinland.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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