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LOT 3038
Probus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 276-282.
Dated RY 2 (AD 276/7). A K M AVP ΠPOBOC CЄB, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / Elpis standing to left, holding flower and raising hem of dress; L B (date) in left field. Köln 3128; Dattari (Savio) 5533; K&G 112.8; Emmett 3987. Very Fine.(7.50gr, 20mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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