LOT 3033
Aurelian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 270-275.
Dated RY 4 (AD 272/3). AVT K Λ Δ AVPHΛIANOC CЄB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / Eagle standing to left, with spread wings, head to right with wreath in beak, flanked by two standards; L Δ (date) in upper central field. RPC X Online Unassigned ID 75675; SNG Copenhagen 873-875. Near Very Fine.(8.58gr, 20mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Gordian III AE Pentassarion or 5 Assaria of Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior. AD 238-244.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £20
ΜΗΝΟΦΙΛΟΣ (Menophilus), legatus consularis. Struck AD 238-241. AYT • K • Μ • ΑΝΤ • ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC ΑVΓ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right, facing draped bust of Serapis to left / VΠ ΜΗΝΟΦΙΛΟV (MH ligate) ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ, Asklepios standing facing, head to left, leaning on serpent-staff, E (mark of value) to right. Varbanov 1955. 14.16gr, 28mm, 2h.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Diadumenian, as Caesar BI Tetradrachm of Gaza, Judaea. AD 217-218.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
M OΠ ANT-ΩN KAI, bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, seen from the front / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC T A, eagle standing facing, head and tail to left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; star in upper right field; between legs, Marnas symbol within circle. Prieur 1697; Sofaer 205. 10.63gr, 25mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Very rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 563, 5 June 2024, lot 547. -
Judaea, Herodians. Agrippa II, with Titus AE 8 Units. Circa 50-100 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Caesarea Panias mint. Dated RY 26 of the first era of Agrippa II (74/5 CE). AYTOKP TITOC KAICAP CEBAC, laureate head to right / ETO Kς (date) BA AΓΡΙ-ΠΠA, Nike advancing to right, holding palm frond and wreath; crescent above. RPC II, 2277; Meshorer 160c; Hendin 6314b; Sofaer 229. 13.29gr, 24mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
