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LOT 4058

Vespasian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 3 (AD 70/71).

AVTOK KAIΣ ΣEBA OVEΣΠAΣIANOV, laureate head to right; L Γ (date) beneath chin / Nike advancing to left, holding wreath and palm frond. RPC II 2423; Köln 286; Dattari (Savio) 361; K&G 20.23; Emmett 205.3. Near Very Fine.(6.36gr, 23mm, 12h.).

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London, UK, art market, 1980s.
Private collection, London, UK.

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LOT 4058

Vespasian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt.

Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)

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