Details
LOT 3474
Vespasian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 2 (AD 69-70).
ΑΥΤΟΚ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒ[Α ΟΥΕΣΠΑΣΙΑΝΟΥ], laureate head to right; beneath chin, L B (date) / Nike flying to left with wreath and palm. RPC II, 2412; Dattari 360; Geissen 276-277. Near Very Fine.(9.79gr, 24mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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