LOT 3490
Antoninus Pius BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 5 (AD 141/2).
ΑΝΤധΝΙΝΟϹ [C]ЄB ЄYCB(sic), laureate head to right / Poseidon standing to right, foot on prow, holding trident and dolphin; L Є (date) across fields. RPC IV.4, 364; Dattari 2321; Geissen 1378. Very Fine.(11.97gr, 23mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Commodus AE 22mm of Satala, Armenia AD 177-192.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
[IMP CAES COMMODO AVG], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / LEG XV, three military standards; the middle one surmounted by eagle on thunderbolt. RPC IV.3 Online 10431; Fox, Tale Cm-C1a; Dandrow, Satala Type II. 5.14gr, 22mm, 4h.
Good Fine. Extremely rare; only three examples cited by RPC Online and one example on CoinArchives.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Geta BI Tetradrachm of Tyre, Phoenicia. AD 209-211.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΓЄΤΑϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate head to right / • ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ЄΞ ΥΠΑΤΟϹ ΤΟ Β •, eagle standing facing on club, head and tail to left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; murex between legs. RPC V.3 Unassigned ID 81871; Bellinger 300; Prieur 1537. 13.12gr, 27mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Lucius Verus AE 17mm of Ankyra, Galatia. AD 161-169.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
ΑΥΤO Λ OΥΗΡOϹ, laureate head to right / ΑΝΚ-ΥΡΑϹ, eagle standing facing, head to left, with spreading wings, holding wreath in beak. RPC IV.3 Online 9787 = Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, GR 19738 (Ankyra in Phrygia). 4.12gr, 17mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Exceedingly rare; only one example on RPC Online and none on CoinArchives.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
