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LOT 3104
Philip I and Otacilia Severa AE 27mm of Mesembria, Thrace. AD 244-249.
AYT M IOYΛ ΦΙΛΙΠΠOC M W-T CЄBHPA CЄB (HP ligate), laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip I to right facing diademed bust of Otacilia Severa to left / MECAMBPIANΩN, Demeter standing to left, holding patera and resting on long torch. RPC VIII Unassigned ID 48400; Karayotov 196-9. Good Very Fine.(13.51gr, 27mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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LOT 3104
Philip I and Otacilia Severa AE 27mm of Mesembria, Thrace.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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