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LOT 3310
Septimius Severus AE Tetrassarion or 4 Assaria of Nicopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior. AD 201-203. ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟΣ ΓΑΛΛΟΣ (Aurelius Gallus), legatus Augusti pro praetore.
AV • K • Λ • CЄΠ • CЄVHPOC • ΠE(ligate), laureate head to right / VΠA • AVP • ΓAΛΛOV • NEIKOΠOΛIT • ΠPOC • IC, Septimius Severus riding horse to right, spearing boar below. HH&J, Nicopolis 8.14.34.16; Varbanov 2617 var. (legends). Near Very Fine. Very rare.(12.67gr, 27mm, 1h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3310
Septimius Severus AE Tetrassarion or 4 Assaria of Nicopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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