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LOT 3241
Arabia, Petra AE 15mm. Time of Hadrian, AD 117-138. Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche to right / Crossed cornucopiae; ΠM monogram (Petra Metropolis) above. RPC III 4098A; Sofaer 2; Spijkerman 1; Hendin 894. Very Fine.(1.62gr, 15mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 111, 24 August 2023, lot 491 (company's ticket included).
Property of a Middlesex, UK, antiquarian.
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Hadrian AE Drachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 117-138. Uncertain date.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Athena standing facing, head to left, holding grain ears(?) in her right hand, left hand on grounded shield, date in field. Cf. RPC III 5825 (dated RY 17). 24.86gr, 35mm, 10h.
Good Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Faustina II AE Drachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 14 of Antoninus Pius (AD 150/151).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
ΦAVCTINA CЄB CЄB ЄVCЄB ΘVΓ, draped bust to right, hair tied up in a bun / Griffin, as Nemesis, seated to right with left forepaw on wheel; [I]Δ (date) to left, L in exergue. RPC IV.4, 1302; Dattari (Savio) 3317; K&G 38.62; Emmett 1986.14 (R2). 20.52gr, 34mm, 11h.
Good Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Lydia, Tabala AE 20mm. Circa AD 190-220. Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £22
ΔΗΜΟϹ, head of Demos to right, wearing taenia / ΤΑΒΑΛΕΩΝ, cult statue of Artemis Ephesia facing, with supports. RPC V.2 Unassigned ID 77023; GRPC Lydia 11; Hochard 2351f-k;; Martin Demos Kame xxx. 4.77gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Property of a UK gallery.
