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LOT 3017
Tiberius AE Obol of Alexnadria, Egypt. AD 14-37.
Dated RY 5 (AD 18/9). Bare head to right / ΤΙΒΕΡΙΟΥ, hippopotamus standing to right; L E (date) in exergue. RPC I 5082; Dattari (Savio) 101; Köln 47; K&G 5.5; Emmett 62.5 corr. (hippopotamus standing to left). Near Very Fine.(5.40gr, 19mm, 11h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3017
Tiberius AE Obol of Alexnadria, Egypt.
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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