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LOT 3223
Marcus Aurelius and Luvius Verus AE 29mm of Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem), Judaea. AD 161-169.
IMP CAES ANToNINo [ET VERo AVG], confronted busts of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, each laureate, draped, and cuirassed / CoL AEL CAP, Tyche-Astarte standing to left, foot on uncertain object, holding bust and sceptre, within tetrastyle temple façade with central arch. RPC IV.3, 6413 (temporary); Meshorer, Aelia 52; Rosenberger -; Sofaer 51. Near Very Fine.(17.09gr, 29mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3223
Marcus Aurelius and Luvius Verus AE 29mm of Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem), Judaea.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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Near Very Fine. Very rare type.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
