LOT 3028
Antoninus Pius AE Drachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 138-161.
Dated RY 18 (AD 154/5). Α[...] ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤധΝΙΝΟ-Ϲ ϹЄΒ ЄΥ, laureate and draped bust to left / Sarapis seated to left and holding sceptre; at his feet, Cerberus; on throne, eagle; L I-H (date) across fields. RPC IV.4 1726; Dattari (Savio) 2845. Very Fine. Blue-green patina with brown highlights. Very rare.(24.74gr, 34mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3028
Antoninus Pius AE Drachm of Alexandria, Egypt.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Judea. Procurators, Porcius Festus AE Prutah. 59-62 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Jerusalem mint. In the name of Nero. Dated RY 5 of Nero (58/9 CE). NЄPധNOC in three lines within wreath / L Є KAIC-APOC, palm branch. RPC I, 4972; TJC 345; Hendin GBC 6, 6380; Hendin GBC 5, 1351. 1.75gr, 15mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Bristol gentleman. -
Marcus Aurelius, with Lucius Verus AE Diassarion or 2 Assaria of Doliche, Commagene. AD 161-169.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Illegible inscription, confronted laureate heads of Marcus Aurelius to left and Lucius Verus to right / ΔOΛIXAIധN A in three lines within wreath. Cf. RPC IV.3 Online 8602 (temporary); cf. SNG Copenhagen 12. 10.10gr, 23mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Philip II, as Caesar BI Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 244-247.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Struck AD 245. ΜΑΡ ΙΟVΛΙ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟC ΚЄCΑΡ, bareheaded and draped bust to right, seen from rear / ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ЄΞΟVCΙΑC VΠΑ ΤΟ Α, eagle standing to right on palm frond, head and tail to left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; S C in exergue. RPC VIII Unassigned ID 29405; McAlee 1014; Prieur 346. 11.63gr, 25mm, 1h.
Extremely Fine. Minor deposits.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
