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LOT 3501

Tiberius AE Obol of Alexnadria, Egypt. 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.).

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From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

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LOT 3501

Tiberius AE Obol of Alexnadria, Egypt.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

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