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LOT 2999
Phoenicia, Arados AE 15mm. Uncertain date, circa 206-126 BC.
Head of Zeus to right / Ram of prow to left; Phoenician letters above, date below. HGC 10, 88. Very Fine.(3.50gr, 15mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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