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LOT 3140
Septimius Severus AE 17mm of Nicopolis as Istrum, Moesia Inferior. AD 193-211.
AV K CEVH[POC], laureate head to right / NIKOΠOΛ-I ΠPOC ICT, Herakles, naked, standing facing, head to left, holding patera with right hand and club and lion-skin with left. Varbanov 2297; Moushmov 1012. Good Very Fine. Very rare.(2.48gr, 17mm, 8h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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LOT 3140
Septimius Severus AE 17mm of Nicopolis as Istrum, Moesia Inferior.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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