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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Aurelian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 270-275.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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. 6.85gr, 20mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Tacitus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 275-276.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Dated RY 1 (AD 275/6). A K KΛ TAKITOC CЄB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Eagle standing to left, head to right, wreath in beak; ЄTOVC A (date) to left and right. Köln 3113; Dattari (Savio) 5520; K&G 110.1; Emmett 3974.1. 8.22gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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.
