LOT 3006
Antoninus Pius AE 26mm of Bostra, Arabia. AD 138-161.
Laureate head to right / [...]ΑΝΗϹ ΒΟϹΤPAC, turreted and veiled Tyche standing, facing, holding spear surmounted by trophy and object (cornucopia or three ears of barley) and resting foot on swimming river-god. Cf. RPC IV.3 6692 (temporary); cf. Spijkerman 5; cf. BMC 3-4. Near Very Fine.(15.30gr, 26mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Decapolis, Petra AE 13mm. Time of Hadrian, AD 117-138.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Pseudo-autonomous issue. Turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche to right / Crossed cornucopiae. RPC III, 4098B; Sofaer 1. 1.41gr, 13mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Elagabalus BI Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 218-222.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
AVT K M [...] CЄB •, laureate, draped and cuirassed(?) bust to right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC T : B •, eagle standing facing with wings spread, head and tail to left with wreath in beak; star between legs, Δ Є across fields. Cf. Prieur 272; cf. McAlee 763. 14.70gr, 27mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Gordian III AE Pentassarion or 5 Assaria of Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior. AD 238-244.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £20
ΜΗΝΟΦΙΛΟΣ (Menophilus), legatus consularis. Struck AD 238-241. 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.
