LOT 3407
Attica, Athens AE 21mm. Circa AD 264-267.
Pseudo-autonomous issue. Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / AΘHNAIΩN, Athena standing facing, head to left, holding spear in her right hand and shield in her left. Cf. Kroll 318; cf. Svoronos pl. 86. Near Very Fine.(6.17gr, 21mm, 3h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Judaea. Procurators. Marcus Ambibulus AE Prutah. 9-12 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Jerusalem mint. In the name of Caesar (Augustus). Dated RY 39 of Augustus (8/9 CE). KAICA-POC, grain ear / Palm tree; [L Λθ (date) across fields]. RPC II, 4955; TJC 313; Sofaer 3-5; Hendin GBC 6, 6358; GBC 5, 1329. 1.52gr, 16mm, 12h
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Hadrian AE Hemidrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 117-138.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Dated RY 15 (AD 130/1). AVT KAI TPAI AΔPIA CЄB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / Emperor standing facing, head to left, holding patera over altar and sceptre; L I-E (date) across fields. RPC III 5784; Dattari (Savio) 7523; Emmett 1082. 11.29gr, 29mm, 11h
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman; From Den of Antiquity Int Ltd, dealer's ticket included. -
Philip I AE 29mm of Damascus, Seleucis ad Pieria. AD 244-249.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / COL ΔAMAC METRO, nude Ambrosia standing facing, head to right, clasping vine tendrils, floral structure at feet from which vines emerge. RPC VIII unassigned ID 26786 (temporary). 16.74gr, 29mm, 12h
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
For more interpretations of the female figure on reverse, see G. Bijowski, "The myth of Daphne on a coin minted at Damascus," AJN 15 (2003), pp. 53-9 and K. Butcher, "Ambrosia in Damascus?," NC 170 (2010), pp. 85-91.
