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LOT 3019

Trajan AE Dichalkon of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 98-117.

Dated RY 17 (AD 113/4). Laureate head to right / Hemhem crown, L I-Z (date) below. RPC III 4820; Dattari (Savio) 7221; Emmett 707.17. Very Fine.(1.58gr, 14mm, 12h.).

Provenance

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

Footnotes

The Hemhem crown was an ornate triple Atef with corkscrew sheep horns and usually two uraeus. The Egyptian word "Hemhem" means "to shout," "cry out," possibly indicating that the Hemhem crown represented a battle horn.

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LOT 3019

Trajan AE Dichalkon of Alexandria, Egypt.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £13

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