LOT 3373
Attica, Athens AE 12mm. Circa 120-175. Agora Periods VB and C. Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Helmeted head of Athena with traces of drapery to left / ΑΘΗ, prow to right; serpent on ram. RPC IV.1 Online 8247 (temporary); Kroll, Agora 220(2); Svoronos, Athens pl. 97, 42. Near Very Fine.(1.53gr, 12mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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Lydia, Apollonis AE 17mm. Circa 1st century AD. Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IEPA CVNKΛHTOC, draped bust of the Senate to right / AΠOΛΛΩNIΔE, draped bust of Apollo to right. GRPC Lydia 13; RPC II Supp. 952A. 1.88gr, 17mm, 7h.
Very Fine. Rare.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 86, 8 July 2021, lot 538. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Hadrian AE 18mm of Laodicea ad Lycum, Phrygia. AD 117-138.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ, laureate and draped bust to right, seen from rear / ΛΑΟΔΙΚЄ-ΩΝ, Zeus standing facing, head to left, holding Nike on his extended right hand, left resting on sceptre; at his feet, eagle standing on altar. RPC III, 2328; SNG Copenhagen 574. 4.53gr, 18mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare; only three examples cited by RPC Online.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Caracalla AE 22mm of Berytus, Phoenicia. Struck AD 211-215.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
[IMP M AVR SEV ANTON AVG], laureate head to right / [COL BER], Poseidon standing facing, head to left, wearing polos, in quadriga of four hippocamps, holding dolphin in right hand and trident in left RPC V.3 Online Unassigned ID 74074; Rouvier 563; cf. BMC 156–159; cf. Sawaya 1463-1485. 9.72gr, 22mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
