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LOT 3263
Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar, AE Drachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 12 of Antoninus Pius (AD 148/9).
Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / Isis seated to right, nursing Harpocrates; oinochoe atop short coulmn to right, all within distyle temple façade with uraeus in pediment; L in exergue, ΔധΔЄ-KATOV (date) around. RPC IV.4, 1123; Dattari (Savio) 9066; Geissen 1914; Emmett 1888. Near Very Fine.(19.99gr, 34mm, 10h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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LOT 3263
Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar, AE Drachm of Alexandria, Egypt.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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