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LOT 3119
Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch AE Dichalkon. Dated year 117(?) of the Caesarean Era (AD 68/9). Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Head of Apollo to right, wearing tainia / Laurel branch; ET [Z?]IP (date) around. Cf. RPC I, 4323; cf. McAlee 116(b). Very Fine.(2.89gr, 16mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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