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LOT 2998
Seleukis and Pieria, Laodikeia AR Tetradrachm. Dated CY 24 (58/7 BC).
Veiled, draped, and turreted bust of Tyche to right / ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΥΤΟΝΟΜΟΥ, Zeus Nikephoros seated to left; ΔK (date) to inner left; monogram of KΘ or KA beneath throne, KA in exergue; all within wreath. Mørkholm, Autonomous 14a (obv. die 22); DCA 558; HGC 9, 1398. Very Fine.(14.79gr, 26mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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