LOT 4055
Caracalla AE 26mm of Medaba, Arabia. Dated CY 105 (AD 210/1).
ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤƱΝΙΝ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / ΤΥΧΗ ΜΗΔΑΒΗΝƱΝ, Tyche standing to right, head to left, holding cornucopia in left hand, small bust (or baetyl?) in right extended hand, left foot on prow(?); PЄ (date) in left field. RPC V.3 Unassigned ID 68349; Rosenberger IV, 4; SNG ANS 1352; Sofaer 6. Very Fine.(11.34gr, 26mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceLondon gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
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LOT 4055
Caracalla AE 26mm of Medaba, Arabia.
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£25 (EUR 29; USD 34) +BP*
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Trajan AE Drachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 16 (AD 112/3).
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
[ΑΥΤ] ΤΡΑΙΑΝ C-ЄΒ ΓЄΡΜ ΔΑ[ΚΙΚ], laureate bust to right, with aegis on far shoulder / Nilus reclining to left on crocodile, holding reed in right hand and cornucopia in left; L IϚ (date) in upper left field. RPC III, 4686.1. 26.77gr, 35mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Sandy patina.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Caracalla AE 24mm of Bruzos, Cilicia. AD 211-217.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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. 7.01gr, 24mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Antoninus Pius AE 16mm of Perge, Pamphylia. AD 138-161.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
ΚΑΙϹ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙ, laureate head to right / ΑΡΤΕΜ ΠΕΡ-ΓΑΙ, Artemis standing facing, head to right, holding bow and arrow(?). Cf. RPC IV.3 Online 25073 (temporary). 2.35gr, 16mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare; only three examples cited by RPC Online.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
