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LOT 3106
Philip II, as Caesar, AE 26mm of Mesembria, Thrace. AD 244-247.
MAP IOVΛIOC ΦIΛIΠΠOC KAICAP, bare head of Philip II and draped bust of Serapis wearing kalathos, facing one another / MECAMBPIANΩN, Demeter standing to left, holding patera and long torch. RPC VIII Unassigned ID 48444; Karayotov 476-8. Very Fine.(11.66gr, 26mm, 7h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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