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LOT 3297
The Triumvirs. Octavian and Divus Julius Caesar AE Dupondius. 38 BC. Southern (?) Italian mint.
CA[ESAR] DIVI • F, bare head of Octavian to right, with slight beard / DI[VOS] IVLIVS, wreathed head of Divus Julius Caesar to right. Crawford 535/1; CRI 308; BMCRR Gaul 105; RPC I 620. Good Fine.(12.64gr, 30mm, 3h.).
Provenance
Ex HRD auction.
Ex Roma Numismatics, London, UK.
From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady.
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LOT 3297
The Triumvirs. Octavian and Divus Julius Caesar AE Dupondius.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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