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LOT 3202
Pisidia, Termessos AE 17mm. Dated CY 32 (40/39 BC).
Laureate head of Zeus to right / Forepart of bridled horse to left; ΛB (date) above, TEP below, thunderbolt behind. BMC 23; SNG BnF 2137-9; SNG von Aulock -. Very Fine.(4.50gr, 17mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Ex Münzzentrum Rheinland.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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