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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Hadrian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 17 (AD 132/3).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
ΑΥΤ ΚΑIC ΤΡΑΙAN ΑΔΡΙΑNOC CЄΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Nilus reclining to left, holding reed in his right hand and cornucopiae in his left; below, crocodile to right; L IZ (date) above. RPC III, 5822; Dattari (Savio) 1435; Emmett 876.17; K&G 35.534. 9.80gr, 24mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Judaea, Procurators. Marcus Ambibulus AE Prutah. Dated RY 41 of Augustus (10/1 CE). Jerusalem mint. In the name of Caesar (Augustus).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Palm tree with dates; L MA (date) across field / KAICA-POC, ear of gain curved to the right. RPC I, 4957; Meshorer 315; Hendin 6360. 1.64gr, 16mm, 10h.
Very Fine. Earthen green patina.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Vespasian, with Agrippa II AE 10 Units of Caesarea Panias, Judaea. Dated RY 29 of the first era of Agrippa II (AD 77/8 ).
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £44
ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑ ΟΥΕϹΠΑϹΙ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΩ, laureate head to right / ΕΤΟΥ ΚΘ (date) ΒΑ ΑΓΡΙ-ΠΠΑ, Tyche-Demeter standing to left, holding grain ears and cornucopia. Meshorer 172; Hendin 6322; RPC II 2288; Sofaer 246. 16.31gr, 28mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
