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LOT 3453
Marcus Aurelius or Lucius Verus AE 23mm of Petra(?), Decapolis. AD 161-169.
[ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΟΥΗ]ΡΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡΙ ΑΝΤധΝΙΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ ЄΥϹЄΒ, Antoninus Pius on horseback, galloping to left, raising right hand in salute, chlamys flowing behind. RPC IV.3 Online 3982 (Uncertain mint and ruler); E.S.G. Robinson, "Coins from Petra, etc" in Num. Chron. 64 (1936), p. 291, pl. XVII.12. Near Very Fine.(7.80gr, 23mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3453
Marcus Aurelius or Lucius Verus AE 23mm of Petra(?), Decapolis.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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