Details
LOT 3505
Tacitus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 1 (AD 275/6).
Α Κ ΚΛ ΤΑΚΙΤΟC CЄΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ЄΤΟΥC Α, Dikaiosyne standing to left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopia in left. RPC X Unassigned ID 75767; Dattari 5515; Emmett 3971.1. Near Very Fine.(8.12gr, 20mm, 11h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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