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LOT 3496
Philip I BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 5 (AD 247/8).
A K M ΙΟV ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟC ЄV, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / Eagle standing to left, head to right, wings gathered, holding wreath in beak; L Є (date) across field. RPC VIII Online 2975; Köln 2733-5 var. (obv. legend); Dattari (Savio) 10388-9; K&G 74.74; Emmett 3480.5. Very Fine.(11.12gr, 23mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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