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LOT 3123
Septimius Severus AE 21mm of Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior. AD 193-211.
AV Λ CЄΠT CЄVHPOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / MAPKIANOΠOΛITΩN, Cybele seated to left on throne, holding patera and resting elbow upon tympanum; lion to left and right. Varbanov 723. Good Very Fine.(4.90gr, 21mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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LOT 3123
Septimius Severus AE 21mm of Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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