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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Judaea. Procurators, Marcus Ambibulus AE Prutah. 9-12 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Jerusalem mint. In the name of Caesar (Augustus). Dated RY 39 of Augustus (8/9 CE). KAICA-POC, ear of grain curved to the right / Palm tree with dates; [L] ΛΘ (date) across fields. RPC II 4955; Meshorer 313; Hendin 6358. 1.61gr, 15mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Julia Soaemias, Augusta AE 25mm of Sidon, Phoenicia. AD 218-222.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
IVLIA S[...]; draped bust to right / COL AVR PIA [METRO] SID, carriage of Astarte on two wheels with four columns supporting roof; above, two palms to left and right; baetyl within. Cf. RPC VI, 8514-6 (temporary). 10.79gr, 25mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Gordian III BI Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 238-244.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Struck AD 242. ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC CЄΒ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ЄΞ ΥΠΑ ΤΟ Β, eagle standing facing, head and tail to left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; below, crescent above ram leaping to left, head to right. RPC VII.2 3513; Prieur 295; McAlee 872. 13.92gr, 25mm, 11h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
