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LOT 3435
Seleukis and Pieria, Laodicea ad Mare(?) Commercial Lead Weight of 1/2 Mna or Hemimnaion. Dated Seleucid Era 163 (150/149 BC). ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΟΣ (Apollonios), agoranomos.
ΑΠΟΛΛധΝΙΟΥ Τ Ο Υ TA[...]OY [...] ꞀΞΡ (date) in five lines, two crossed cornucopiae below, monogram(?) to left / Blank (letters in central field?). Pondera Online -; Weiß Peter, Jenseits der Agoranomie -; Rochesnard -; CPAI -. Condition as seen. Suspension tab.3 5/8 in. (362gr, 93mm x 70mm.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3435
Seleukis and Pieria, Laodicea ad Mare(?) Commercial Lead Weight of 1/2 Mna or Hemimnaion.
Estimate £140 - 180€160 - 210 (for guidance only)$190 - 240 (for guidance only)
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