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LOT 3054

Maximian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. First reign, AD 286-305.

Dated RY 5 (AD 289/0). Α Κ ΜΑ ΟΥΑ ΜΑΞΙΜΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Nike advancing to right, holding wreath and palm; L Є (date) across fields. RPC X Online Unassigned ID 88733; Dattari (Savio) 10734; Emmett 4147.5. Very Fine.(7.78gr, 19mm, 12h.).

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From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

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LOT 3054

Maximian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £7

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