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Jerusalem mint. In the name of Nero. Dated RY 5 of Nero (58/9 CE). NЄPѠNOC in three lines within wreath / L Є KAIC-APOC, palm branch. RPC I 4972; TJC 345; Hendin GBC 6, 6380; Hendin GBC 5, 1351. 2.20gr, 16mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Jerusalem mint. In the name of Nero. Dated RY 5 of Nero (58/9 CE). NЄPѠNOC in three lines within wreath / L Є KAIC-APOC, palm branch. RPC I 4972; TJC 345; Hendin GBC 6, 6380; Hendin GBC 5, 1351. 1.44gr, 15mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Petra mint. Dated RY 21 (10/9 BC). Laureate head to right; ḥēth-[semkath?] across fields / Female figure standing facing, head to left, raising right hand; 'Obodas, king of the Nabataeans' and date in Aramaic around; semkath-ḥēth' across fields. Meshorer, Nabataea 39a; Sofaer 25-6. 4.61gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Petra mint; struck AD 20-40. Jugate busts of Aretas and Shaqilat to right; [H F?] in Aramaic across fields / Crossed cornucopiae; legend in Aramaic between and below. Cf. Meshorer, Nabataea 114. 3.80gr, 17mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Struck AD 243-4. AVTOK K M ANT ΓOPΔIANON CAB TPANKVΛΛINA CЄB, on left, bust of Gordian, laureate, draped and cuirassed to right, seen from rear, and on right, Tranquillina, draped and wearing stephane to left / AVP CЄΠ KOΛ CINΓAPA, Tyche, turreted and veiled, seated to left on rock, holding ears of corn; above, the Centaur Sagittarius to left, discharging arrow; below, river god swimming to left. RPC VII.2, 3471; cf. BMC Arabia 8-13; SNG Copenhagen 257. 18.52gr, 31mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection.
Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection.
First Coinage of Roman Alexandria
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
First series. Struck circa 30-28 BC. [ΘΕΟΥ ΥΙΟΥ], bare head of Augustus to right / ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ [ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΟΣ], eagle with wings closed standing to left on thunderbolt; to left, cornucopia; to right, Π (mark of value). RPC I 5001; Dattari (Savio) 2; Geissen 1; K&G 2.5. 20.03gr, 27mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Dated RY 19 (AD 134/5). [AVT KAIC TPAIA]N AΔPIANOC CЄB, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / L ЄN-NE[A]KΔ (date), Elpis advancing to left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. RPC III 5987; Dattari (Savio) 1689; Milne 1466; Köln 1173-1174. 24.30gr, 34mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Very Fine.
Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Dated RY 14 (AD 129/30). ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ϹЄΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / Tyche standing facing, head to left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopia; L IΔ (date) to left. RPC III 5756; Dattari (Savio) 1851; Emmett 1144. 9.28gr, 26mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Dated RY 13 (AD 149/150). ΑVΤ Κ Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤധ[...], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Dikaiosyne seated to left, holding scales and cornucopia; [L] TPICKAIΔ (date) around. RPC IV.4 Online 1190 (temporary); Köln 1634; Dattari (Savio) 8388-9; K&G 35.471; Emmett 1489.13. 27.56gr, 33mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Beautiful reddish-brown patina with touches of green.
Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Near Very Fine. Beautiful reddish-brown patina with touches of green.
Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Dated RY 8 (AD 292/3). ΜΑΞΙΜΙΑΝΟC CЄΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Eagle with closed wings standing to left, head to right and holding wreath in beak; L H (date) across field. Dattari (Savio) 6009; Emmett 4108.8; K&G 120.68. 7.50gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Struck AD 215-217. [ΑΥΤ K M] A • ANTΩNЄINOC • CЄB •, laureate head to right / ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ЄΞ ΥΠΑΤΟC TO Δ, eagle standing facing, wings spread, head to left, wreath in beak; bust of Shamash (Sol) to left between legs. Cf. Prieur 1009. 12.38gr, 27mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Uncertain Roman Provincial issue countermarked twice: male bust to right and large B in incuse circle. 9.23gr, 26mm.
Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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