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LOT 2844
Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar AE Obol of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 17 of Antoninus Pius (AD 153/4)
[Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ], bare head to right / Hawk standing to right, crowned with skhent; L I-Z (date) across fields. RPC IV.4, 1630; Dattari (Savio) 9074. Near Very Fine. Very rare; only four examples cited on RPC Online and none on CoinArchives.(3.53gr, 18mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 2844
Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar AE Obol of Alexandria, Egypt.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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