LOT 3408
Augustus AE 16mm of Mastaura, Lydia. 27 BC-AD 17.
Bare head to right / ΜΑϹΤΑΥΡΙΤധ, the hero Mastauros on horseback to right. RPC I, 2672A; GRPC 1 (Pseudo-autonomous). Near Very Fine. Extremely rare; only two examples cited by RPC Online and no other examples on CoinArchives.(2.62gr, 16mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3408
Augustus AE 16mm of Mastaura, Lydia.
Estimate £10 - 20€12 - 23 (for guidance only)$14 - 27 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Hadrian AE 14mm of Parium, Mysia. AD 117-138.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
[IMP CAES TR HADRIANVS], laureate and cuirassed bust to left / IANVS AVG C G I P, founder ploughing with two oxen to right. RPC III, 1539. 1.91gr, 14mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Marcus Aurelius AE 35mm of Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, Mysia. Circa AD 169-175.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £20
[ΑV ΚΑΙ Μ] ΑVΡΗ [ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝOϹ], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΑΤΩΝ] •Π• ΡVΝΔ, tetrastyle temple enclosing statue of Apollo, nude, standing to right, holding arrow and resting left arm on column. RPC IV.2 Online 437 (temporary); SNG BnF 98. 30.45gr, 35mm, 7h.
Good Fine. Extremely Rare; only two examples cited by RPC Online, no others on CoinArchives.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Caracalla AE 21mm of Comama, Pisidia. AD 198-217.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP C M AVR A[NT AVG], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / COL•AVG CO[MA]M]EN], Hermes, nude, standing facing, head to left, holding caduceus and purse. RPC V.3 Online Unassigned ID 88824 (this coin); Von Aulock, Pisidien I -; SNG von Aulock -; Lindgren I -; SNG BnF -; SNG Copenhagen -; Imhoof-Blumer KM -. 4.88gr, 21mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Extremely Rare; the only example recorded by RPC Online.
Acquired on the European coin market. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 110, 3 August 2023, lot 1003. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. This coin published at Roman Provincial Coinage Online (rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk).
