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LOT 2915
Valerian I AE 34mm of Seleucia ad Calycadnum, Cilicia. AD 253-260.
ΑΥ Κ ΠΟ ΛΙΚ ΟΥΑΛΕΡΙΑΝ-ΟC, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ϹЄΛЄΥΚ below, ΤΩΝ ΠΡΟϹ ΚΑ- around, -ΛΥΚΑΔ-ΝΩ in two lines above, draped busts of Artemis-Tyche wearing kalathos, cornucopia over shoulder on right and laureate Apollo on left, facing each other; branch between. RPC X Online unassigned ID 60507. Very Fine.(14.49gr, 34mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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LOT 2915
Valerian I AE 34mm of Seleucia ad Calycadnum, Cilicia.
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
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