LOT 4011
Caracalla AE 24mm of Bruzos, Cilicia. AD 211-217.
ΡΟΥΦΙΝΟΣ (Caecilius Rufinus II), magistrate. Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / ΡΟΥΦΙΝ-OC ΑΝΕΘΗΚ ΒΡΟΥΖΗΝΩΝ, Demeter standing in biga drawn by winged serpents to right, holding torch. RPC V.2 Unassigned ID 244; Mionnet 4, 246. Near Very Fine.(7.01gr, 24mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 4011
Caracalla AE 24mm of Bruzos, Cilicia.
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Trajan AR Drachm of Bostra, Arabia. AD 112-114.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙϹ ΝЄΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝ ϹЄΒ ΓЄΡΜ ΔΑΚ, laureate head to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ЄΞ ΙϚ ΥΠΑΤ Ϛ, Arabia standing facing, head to left, holding branch over camel to left at feet and bundle of cinnamon sticks. RPC III 4073 (Arabian mint). 2.77gr, 17mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Phrygia, Laodicea ad Lycum AE Hemiassarion or Half Assarion. Time of Tiberius, AD 14-37. Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
ΚΟΡ. ΔΙΟΣΚΟΥΡΙΔΗΣ (Kor. Dioskourides), magistrate. ΛΑΟΔΙ-ΚΕΩΝ, draped bust of Mên set to right on crescent, wearing Phrygian cap / ΚΟΡ ΔΙΟΣΚΟΥΡΙΔΗΣ, eagle standing to right, head turned back to left. RPC I 2907; BMC 64. 2.64gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady. -
Valerian I AE 25mm of Heliopolis, Coele-Syria. AD 253-260.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from behind / COL A HELIOP (or HELIVP?), table with four visible legs, two in profile and two facing, and with x-shaped struts between them, bearing a large prize crown containing a grain ear flanked by two palm branches. RPC X Unassigned ID 63796 var. (reverse legend); Sawaya 690-691 var. (same). 10.27gr, 25mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely rare with this reverse legend.
Ex Naville Numismatics Ltd. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. Accompanied by a Naville coin ticket.
