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Hadrian AE Obol of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 11 (AD 126/7).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ CЄB, laureate bust to right, drapery over far shoulder / Stag standing to right; [L IA] (date) across fields. RPC III 5693; Dattari (Savio) 2023; Emmett 1169.11. 5.36gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Hints of blue patina.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Antoninus Pius AE Hemidrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 11 (AD 147/8).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
ANTധNINOC CЄB [...], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / L ЄΝΔ-Є-ΚΑΤΟΥ, Elpis standing to left, holding flower in her right hand and raising skirt with her left. RPC IV.4, 1052 var. (Drachm); Dattari (Savio) 8417 var. (same). 11.92gr, 31mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine. Olive green patina. Apparently unpublished as hemidrachm.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Commodus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 22 (AD 181/2).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
M AYPH KOMM ANTƱΝΙΝΟC, laureate head to right / Roma seated to left, holding Nike in right hand and sceptre in left; at her side, shield; KB L (date) to left. RPC IV.4 3388; Dattari (Savio) 3861; Köln 2207; K&G 41.29; Emmett 2521.22. 11.20gr, 24mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Dark brown patina.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Aurelian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 4 (AD 272/3).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
ΑΥΤ Κ Λ Δ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / Dikaiosyne standing to left, holding scales and cornucopia; L Δ (date) to left. RPC X Unassigned ID 75674; Dattari 5442; Emmett 3921.4. 10.21gr, 21mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Beautiful sandy patina.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Probus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 4 (AD 278/9).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Α Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΠΡΟΒΟC CЄΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / Eagle standing to right, wings gathered, with wreath in beak; behind, palm frond, L Δ (date) across field. RPC X Unassigned ID 75790; Köln 3135; Dattari (Savio) 5563; K&G 112.17; Emmett 3981.4. 6.84gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Dark green patina with brown highlights.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Diocletian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 3 (AD 286/7).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Α Κ Γ ΟΥΑ ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate, [draped and cuirassed?] bust to right / Tyche standing facing, head to left, wearing kalathos, holding rudder and cornucopia; [star?] in right field; ЄTOYC Γ (date) around. Cf. RPC X Unassigned ID 75977; cf. Köln 3233; cf. Dattari (Savio) 5760. 6.33gr, 21mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Dark green patina.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Diocletian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 8 (AD 291/2).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
ΔIOKΛHTIANOC CЄB, laureate head to right / Zeus standing to left, holding patera and sceptre; to left, eagle standing to left, head to right; L H (date) across fields. RPC X Online Unassigned ID 76093; Dattari (Savio) 5777; Emmett 4087.8. 6.63gr, 20mm,12h.
Very Fine. Olive green patina with brown highlights.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Diocletian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 9 (AD 292/3). 1st or 4th officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟC CЄΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / Elpis advancing to left, holding lotus flower and lifting hem of dress; L ENATOY (date) around, A or Δ (officina) in exergue. RPC X Unassigned ID 76463 or 76462; Dattari (Savio) 5674 or 5675. 8.49gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Dark green patina.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Diocletian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 9 (AD 292/3). 1st officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟC CЄΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / Elpis advancing to left, holding lotus flower and lifting hem of dress; L ЄNATOY (date) around, A (officina) in exergue. RPC X Unassigned ID 76463; Dattari (Savio) 5674. 7.95gr, 21mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Dark brown patina with green highlights.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Maximian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 3 (AD 287/8).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A K M A OYA ΜΑΞΙΜΙΑΝΟC CЄ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / Homonoia standing facing, head to left, raising her right hand and holding double cornucopiae in left; L Γ (date) across fields. RPC X Unassigned ID 76002; Dattari (Savio) -; Emmett 4141.3; K&G 120.27. 6.48gr, 18mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Dark green patina.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Anonymous PB Tessera of Alexandreia, Egypt. Circa 2nd-3rd centuries AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Bust of Nilus reclining to left, holding cornucopia and bust of Sarapis(?) / Serpent Agathodaemon coiled erect to right, wearing pschent, grain ear, poppies(?) and caduceus in its coils; L Є (date) in upper fields. 3.09gr, 16mm, 10h.
Condition as seen. Extremely rare and apparently the only known.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Gordian III AE Pentassarion or 5 Assaria of Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior. Struck AD 238-241. ΜΗΝΟΦΙΛΟΣ (Menophilus), legatus consularis.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
AYT • K • Μ • ΑΝΤ • ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC ΑVΓ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right, facing draped bust of Serapis to left / VΠ ΜΗΝΟΦΙΛΟV (MH ligate) ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ, Asklepios standing facing, head to left, leaning on serpent-staff, E (mark of value) to right. Varbanov 1955. 14.16gr, 28mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.