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RPC 1938 Vespasian Tetradrachm
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AYTOKPAT KAIΣA OYEΣΠAΣIANOY
Laureate Head of Vespasian right
ETOYΣ NEOY IEPOY B
Eagle standing right, on thunderbolt; in right field, palm branch
Antioch, Syria; 69-70 CE
Group 1 year 2
14.34g
RPC 1938 (3 spec.). Prieur 105 (6 spec.). Rare
Nice toning with some encrustations remaining
Group 1 Tetradrachm from Antioch with distinctly "Alexandrian" style. The dies either engraved by the Alexandrian mint and shipped to Syria or the coins were struck in Alexandria for Syrian distribution. An interesting series.
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