LOT 3034
Aurelian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 270-275.
Dated RY 5 (AD 273/4). AYT K Λ Δ AVPHΛIANOC CЄB, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / ЄTOVC Є (date), eagle standing facing, head right, holding wreath in beak; star to left. RPC X Unassigned ID 89108 corr. (obv. legend); Savio 2143-5. Very Fine. Extremely rare with this obverse legend; no other examples on CoinArchives.(8.52gr, 20mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3034
Aurelian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Elagabalus AE 20mm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 218-222.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
ΑΥΤ ΚΑ Μ A AY(?) ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟϹ C, radiate head to right / Large S C, Δ Є above, eagle with wings spread and head to right below; all within laurel wreath. RPC VI Online 8048 (temporary). 5.30gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Philip I BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 244-249.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Dated RY 1 (AD 244). Α Κ Μ ΙΟΥ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ЄΥϹЄB [ϹЄ?]Β, laureate and cuirassed bust tο right, seen from front, gorgoneion on breastplate / Dikaiosyne standing facing, head το left, holding scales and cornucopia; L A (date) to upper left. RPC VIII Unassigned ID 3066; Köln 2698; Dattari (Savio) 4869 & 12479; K&G 74.3; Emmett 3477.1. 13.01gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Corroded surfaces.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Maximian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. First reign, AD 286-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Dated RY 5 (AD 289/0). Α Κ Μ ΟΥΑ ΜΑΞΙΜΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / Tyche standing to left, holding rudder and cornucopia; to left, star; L Є (date) across fields. RPC X Unassigned ID 76074; Dattari (Savio) 5991. 8.23gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
