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LOT 3103
Philip I and Otacilia Severa AE 27mm of Mesembria, Thrace. AD 244-249.
ΑΥΤ Μ ΙΟΥΛ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ Μ WΤA-K ϹЄΒΗΡΑ ϹЄ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip and draped bust of Otacilia Severa facing one another / MECAMBPIANΩN, Dionysus standing facing, head to left, holding cantharus with right hand and long thyrsus with left. Cf. RPC VIII Unassigned ID 70419. Very Fine.(13.57gr, 27mm, 7h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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LOT 3103
Philip I and Otacilia Severa AE 27mm of Mesembria, Thrace.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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