LOT 2613
Attica, Athens AE 10mm. Circa AD 120-175.
Pseudo-autonomous issue. Agora Periods VB and C. Bust of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet and aegis(?); all within dotted border / Owl standing to left, head facing, A-ΘΗ in fields. RPC IV.1 Online 8273.25 (temporary); Kroll 229; Svoronos pl. 88, 49. Very Fine.(1.74gr, 10mm, 2h.).
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Group of Ten [10] Mixed Ancient AE Coins. Circa 2nd century BC-3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Various rulers and cities. 49gr total.
Near Fine to Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Titus, as Caesar, AE 18mm of Gadara, Decapolis. Dated CY 137 (AD 73/4).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
TITOΣ KAIΣAP, laureate head right / ΓAΔAPЄΩN, crossed cornucopiae; cross between, L ZΛP (date) above. RPC II 2096; Spijkerman 30; Sofaer 29. 4.81gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Hadrian AE Hemidrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 117-138.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Dated RY 13 (AD 128/9). ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ϹЄΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / Euthenia reclining to left, holding grain ears, resting elbow on sphinx; L TPICKA[I] (date) in exergue. RPC III, 5731; Köln 999; Dattari (Savio) 1710; K&G 32.473. 16.02gr, 30mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. Ex Naville Numismatics Ltd., Auction 90, 23 June 2024, lot 345 (dealer's ticket included).
