LOT 3035
Aurelian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 270-275.
Dated RY 6 (AD 274/5). [Α] Κ Λ ΔΟΜ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / Eagle standing to right, wings closed, holding wreath in beak; behind, palm frond; ЄTOVC ς (date) around. RPC X Unassigned ID 75743; Köln 3095; Dattari (Savio) 5488; K&G 106.55; Emmett 3927.6. Very Fine.(6.85gr, 20mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3035
Aurelian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Judaea, Procurators. Marcus Ambibulus AE Prutah. 9-12 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Dated CY 41 (10/11 CE). KAICA-POC, grain ear / Palm tree; L ΜΑ (date) across fields. RPC II 4957; TJC 315; Sofaer 7; Hendin 1331. 2.03gr, 17mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Gallienus AE 28mm of Seleucia ad Calycadnum, Cilicia. AD 253-268.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £18
ΑV Κ Π ΛΚ ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝ-ΟϹ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ϹЄΛЄVΚЄΩ ΚΑ- around, ΛV[...]-ΔΝ in field to left, Athena standing to right, holding shield and striking with spear at serpent-legged giant, who hurls stone. RPC X Online Unassigned ID 60515. 9.54gr, 28mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Double struck of reverse.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
The reverse type features Athena fighting the giant named Enceladus during the Gigantomachy, the war between the Giants and the gods. This scene appeared in art as early as the sixth century BC on an Attic black-figure pot, and is referenced in Euripides' Ion. Ancient poets located the burial spot of Enceladus under Mount Etna in Sicily, and the volcano's eruptions were said to be the breath of the giant, and the tremors caused by him rolling over under the mountain. (Virgil, Aeneid 3.570-587) -
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.
