LOT 3396
Antoninus Pius AE 15mm of Alexandria, Troas. AD 138-161.
IMP [...], laureate head to ight / APOLLO-N SMIN[Θ?], nude Apollo Smintheus advancing to left, holding patera and laurel-branch(?). RPC IV.2 Online 142 (temporary); Bellinger A 181. Very Fine. Very rare; only three specimens cited by RPC Online.(1.63gr, 15mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3396
Antoninus Pius AE 15mm of Alexandria, Troas.
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
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Troas, Alexandria Troas AE 21mm. Time of Gallienus, circa AD 253-268. Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
COL TROA, turreted and draped bust of Tyche to right; vexillum behind / COL AVG TRO, eagle flying to right, carrying bukranion. Bellinger A490. 4.46gr, 21mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Elagabalus AE 20mm of Seleucia, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 218-222.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α • [...], laureate head to right / ΑVΓΟVϹΤΑ ΜΑΙϹΑ, draped bust of Julia Maesa to right. RPC VI Online 8113 (temporary). 5.79gr, 20mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely Rare; only one more example cited by RPC Online.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 118, 8 April 2024, lot 1112. Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Hadrian AE 14mm of Parium, Mysia. AD 117-138.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
[IMP CAES TR HADRIANVS], laureate and cuirassed bust to left / IANVS AVG C G I P, founder ploughing with two oxen to right. RPC III, 1539. 1.91gr, 14mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
