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LOT 2997
Marcus Aurelius AE 27mm of Antioch ad Hippum, Decapolis. AD 161-180.
Struck AD 161-169. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙС Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤധΝƐΙΝΟС, laureate head to right, with drapery over far shoulder / ΑΝΤΙΟ Τധ ΠΡ ΙΠ ΤΗС ΙƐΡ Κ ΑСΥΛΟΥ, Tyche standing facing, head to left, holding cornucopia and bridle of horse standing to left. RPC Online 6567 (temporary); Sofaer 13; Spijkerman 9. Near Very Fine.(8.96gr, 27mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 2997
Marcus Aurelius AE 27mm of Antioch ad Hippum, Decapolis.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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