LOT 2939
Caracalla AE 24mm of Heliopolis, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 198-217.
Struck AD 202. [ANT]ONINO AVGVS[TO], laureate head to right / COL HEL, turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche to left; palm frond and cornucopia to right. Sawaya 270-279 (D51/R–; unrecorded rev. die); BMC 12; SNG Copenhagen 431. Very Fine. Green and brown patina; cleaning and smoothing marks.(8.64gr, 24mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Diocletian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 284-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Dated RY 1 (AD 284/5). Α Κ Γ ΟΥΑΛ ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / Tyche reclining to left on garlanded couch, holding rudder and raising arm to head; L A (date) in upper left field. RPC X Online Unassigned ID 75893; Dattari (Savio) 5766; Emmett 4083.1. 7.91gr, 21mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Philip I BI Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 244-249.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Struck AD 247. AYTOK K M IOYΛI ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟC CЄB, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ЄΞΟΥCIAC YΠΑ ΤΟ Γ, eagle with spread wings standing to left, holding wreath in beak; ANTIOXIA S C in two lines below. RPC VIII online ID 29006; McAlee 923; Prieur 373. 12.82gr, 27mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Volusian AE 26mm of Neapolis, Judaea. AD 251-253.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Γ ΟΥΙΒ ΤΡЄΒ ΟΥΟΛΟΥϹΙΑΝ, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / ΦΛ ΝЄΑϹ ΠΟΛЄധϹ, eagle standing facing with wings displayed, supporting Mount Gerizim surmounted by temple and altar; stairway to temple and colonnade beneath mountain; star and crescent flanking. RPC IX 2160; Rosenberger 123; Sofaer 237-8. 13.70gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
