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[ΝΕΡΩ ΚΛΑY ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕB ΓΕΡ AY], radiate bust of Nero to left, wearing aegis; L ΙΔ (date) before / ΗΡΑ ΑΡΓΕΙΑ, veiled and draped bust of Hera Argeia to right. RPC I, 5309; Dattari (Savio) 235; Emmett 122.14; K&G 14.109. 12.88gr, 23mm, 12h.

Very Fine.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

[ΛΟΥΚ ΛΙΒ] ΣΟΥΛΠ ΓΑΛΒΑ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕB [ΑΥ], laureate head to right; L A (date) in lower right field / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΕ[Α], draped bust of Alexandria to right, wearing elephant skin headdress. RPC I, 5326; Köln 217; Dattari (Savio) 298-9; K&G 17.1; Emmett 170.1. 8.72gr, 24mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine.

Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.

ΑΥΤΟΚ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒ[Α ΟΥΕΣΠΑΣΙΑΝΟΥ], laureate head to right; beneath chin, L B (date) / Nike flying to left with wreath and palm. RPC II, 2412; Dattari 360; Geissen 276-277. 9.79gr, 24mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine.

Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.

ΑΥΤΟΚ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑ ΟΥΕΣΠΑΣΙΑ[ΝΟΥ], laureate head to right; L B (date) before / [ΑΛΕΞΑΝ]-ΔΡΕΙΑ, Alexandria standing facing, head to left, wearing elephant skin headdress, holding wreath in her right hand and sceptre in her left. RPC II, 2414; Dattari (Savio) 354; Emmett 202.2; K&G 20.13. 6.98gr, 25mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine.

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

[ΑΥΤΟΚ ΚΑΙΣ ΣЄΒΑ ΟΥЄΣΠΑΣΙΑΝΟΥ], laureate head to right / Bust of Serapis to right; L Γ (date) before. RPC II, 2429; Köln 290; Dattari (Savio) 398; K&G 20.30. 8.08gr, 24mm, 12h.

Good Very Fine.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

• ΑΥΤΟΚ ΤΙΤΟΥ ΚΑΙΣ ΟΥΕΣΠΑΣΙΑΝΟΥ ΣΕΒ, laureate head to right / OMO-NOIA, Homonoia seated to left, holding olive branch and resting elbow on armrest; L B (date) to left. RPC II, 2463; Köln 317; Dattari (Savio) 422; K&G 22.2; Emmett 233.2. 12.97gr, 24mm, 11h.

Near Very Fine.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

AVT TPAIAN C-ЄB ΓЄPM ΔAKIK, laureate bust to right, aegis on left shoulder / Trajan, togate, holding olive branch in right hand and eagle-tipped sceptre in left, driving slow quadriga to right; L Iϛ (date) above. RPC III 4666.2; Köln 621 var. (bust); Dattari (Savio) 757; K&G 27.493; Emmett 459.16. 16.03gr, 33mm, 1h.

Good Very Fine.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

[ΑΥΤ] ΤΡΑΙΑΝ C-ЄΒ ΓЄΡΜ ΔΑ[ΚΙΚ], laureate bust to right, with aegis on far shoulder / Nilus reclining to left on crocodile, holding reed in right hand and cornucopia in left; L IϚ (date) in upper left field. RPC III, 4686.1. 26.77gr, 35mm, 12h.

Very Fine. Sandy patina.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Laureate head to right / Caduceus between two grain ears; L I ϛ (date) across field. RPC III, 4770; Köln -; Dattari (Savio) 1091; K&G 27.524; Emmett 692.16 (R3). 2.21gr, 15mm, 12h.

Very Fine.

Ex Naville Numismatics Ltd., Auction 73, 8 May 2022, lot 228. From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Laureate head to right / Oinochoe; L I-ϛ (date) across field. RPC III, 4774; Köln -; Dattari (Savio) -; K&G 27.525; Emmett 726 (R5). 2.30gr, 13mm, 6h.

Near Very Fine.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Laureate head to right / Hemhem crown, L [I-Z(?) (date)] below. Cf. RPC III, 4820; cf. Dattari (Savio) 7221; cf. Emmett 707.17. 1.58gr, 14mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Laureate head to right / Hemhem crown, L I-Z (date) below. RPC III 4820; Dattari (Savio) 7221; Emmett 707.17. 2.18gr, 15mm, 12h.

Near 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.