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Marcus Aurelius, with Lucius Verus AE Diassarion or 2 Assaria of Doliche, Commagene. AD 161-169.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Illegible inscription, confronted laureate heads of Marcus Aurelius to left and Lucius Verus to right / ΔOΛIXAIധN A in three lines within wreath. Cf. RPC IV.3 Online 8602 (temporary); cf. SNG Copenhagen 12. 10.10gr, 23mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Gordian III and Tranquillina AE 31mm of Singara, Mesopotamia. AD 238-244.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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. 23.00gr, 31mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection. -
Augustus (Octavian) AE Diobol or 80 Drachmai of Alexandria, Egypt. 27 BC-AD 14.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
First series. Struck circa 30-28 BC. [ΘΕΟ]Υ ΥΙΟΥ, bare head of Augustus to right / [ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ] ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΟΣ, eagle with wings closed standing to left on thunderbolt; to left, double cornucopiae; to right, Π (mark of value). RPC I 5001; Dattari (Savio) 2; Geissen 1; K&G 2.5. 17.10gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Julia Augusta (Livia) AE Diobol of Alexandria, Egypt. Struck under Augustus 27 BC-AD 14.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Dated RY 42 (AD 12/13) Draped bust to right / Athena standing facing, head to left, holding Nike in her extended right hand, left hand on grounded shield; L MB (date) across fields. RPC I 5072; Köln 45; Dattari (Savio) 63; K&G 3.16; Emmett 53.42 (R4). 7.17gr, 24mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine. Black patina. Extremely rare, only three examples recorded in RPC.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Julia Augusta (Livia) AE Diobol of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 14-29.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Dated RY 40 of Augustus (AD 10/11). Draped bust to right / Athena standing facing, head to left, holding Nike and resting left hand on grounded shield; L M (date) across field. RPC I 5055; Köln 39; Dattari (Savio) 60; Emmett 53.40. 7.40gr, 25mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Otho BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 69.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Dated RY 1 (AD 69). ΑΥΤΟΚ ΜΑΡΚ ΟΘΩΝΟΣ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒ, laureate head to right; L A (date) beneath chin / KPA-[TH-Σ]IΣ, Kratesis standing facing, head to left, holding Nike and trophy. RPC I 5361; Köln 249; Dattari (Savio) 328; K&G 18.7; Emmett 185.1. 9.17gr, 25mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex property of a private Norwich, UK, collector. Property of a Chester, UK, private collector. -
Trajan AE Dichalkon of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 98-117.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Dated RY 17 (AD 113/4). Laureate head to right / Hemhem crown, L I-Z (date) below. RPC III 4820; Dattari (Savio) 7221; Emmett 707.17. 1.58gr, 14mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
The Hemhem crown was an ornate triple Atef with corkscrew sheep horns and usually two uraeus. The Egyptian word "Hemhem" means "to shout," "cry out," possibly indicating that the Hemhem crown represented a battle horn. -
Trajan AE Dichalkon of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 98-117.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Dated RY 17 (AD 113/4). Laureate head to right / Hemhem crown, L I-Z (date) below. RPC III 4820; Dattari (Savio) 7221; Emmett 707.17. 1.05gr, 12mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
The Hemhem crown was an ornate triple Atef with corkscrew sheep horns and usually two uraeus. The Egyptian word "Hemhem" means "to shout," "cry out," possibly indicating that the Hemhem crown represented a battle horn. -
Hadrian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 117-138.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Dated RY 22 (AD 137/8). ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate head to right with slight drapery on left shoulder / Nilus seated to left on rocks, holding reed and cornucopia; below, crocodile to right; L KB (date) in left field. RPC III 6250; Köln 1241-2; Dattari (Savio) 1438; K&G 32.767; Emmett 879.22. 12.76gr, 25mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Rare arrangement of the date.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Hadrian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 117-138.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Dated RY 5 (AD 120/1). [ΑV]Τ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ϹЄΒ, laureate head to right, drapery over far shoulder; crescent to right / Agathodaemon, wearing sekhemti (pschent) crown, erect to right on ground line, enfolding caduceus and stalk of corn in its coils; L Є (date) in exergue. RPC III 5270; Dattari (Savio) 1546 & 1548; Emmett 803.5. 11.17gr, 24mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Hadrian AE Diobol of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 117-138.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Dated RY 16 (AD 131/2). ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ϹЄΒ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / Isis enthroned to right, crowned with horns and solar disc, suckling the infant Harpokrates, crowned with skhent, holding lotus flower; on back of throne, hawk at each corner; L Iϛ (date) across field. RPC III 5813; Köln 1046 var. (date placement); (Savio) 1749 var. (same); K&G 32.530; Emmett 1138.16. 7.31gr, 24mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Hadrian AE Obol of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 117-138.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Nesyt Nome. Dated RY 11 (AD 126/7). ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ϹЄΒ, laureate head to right with slight drapery on left shoulder / NE-CY-T, Isis-Hatmehit standing facing, head to left, wearing basileion, holding ram and goat in each hand; L IA (date) to right. RPC III 6505; Köln -; Dattari (Savio) 6322; K&G N34.3; Emmett 1249.11 (R3). 4.57gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Very rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.