LOT 3438
Antoninus Pius AE 26mm of Corinth, Corinthia. AD 138-161.
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS, laureate head to right / C L I COR (Colonia Laus Iulia Corinthiensium), temple with two columns enclosing statue of nude Mercury/Hermes seated to left, extending right hand over ram, and holding caduceus and chlamys with left. RPC IV.1 Online 7872 (temporary); BCD Corinth 655. Near Very Fine.(12.20gr, 26mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFrom early 20th century collection, acquired in 1934.
Accompanied by old collector's envelope noting '3/12/34'.
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Trajan AR Drachm of Bostra, Arabia. AD 112-114.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙϹ ΝЄΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ ϹЄΒ ΓЄΡΜ ΔΑΚ, laureate head to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ЄΞ [...], Arabia standing facing, head to left, holding branch over camel to left at feet and bundle of cinnamon sticks. RPC III 4073-5 (Arabian mint); Metcalf 15-7. 2.99gr, 17mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Nicely toned.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection. -
Antoninus Pius AE 25mm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 138-161.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Laureate head to right / Large S C, Θ below; all within laurel wreath. Cf. RPC IV.3 6999 (temporary). 16.21gr, 25mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection. -
Philip II AE 24mm of Nisibis, Mesopotamia. AD 247-249.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
AYTOK M IOVΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CЄB, radiate and cuirassed bust to left / IOY CЄΠ KOΛΩ NЄCIBI MHT, Tyche of Antioch seated facing; above, ram (Aries) leaping to right, head to left; all within tetrastyle shrine; below, river-god Euphrates swimming to right. RPC VIII Online Unassigned ID 2962; SNG Copenhagen 240. 8.93gr, 24mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
