LOT 4052
Caracalla AE 27mm of Dium, Decapolis. Dated CY 268 (AD 205/6). Struck under Septimius Severus.
ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤωΝЄΙΝ-[ΟϹ], laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, seen from behind / ΔЄΙΗΝ-ωΝ ΚΟΙ ϹΥΡ, hexastyle temple with arcuated lintel; within, lighted altar; eagle in pediment; ΗΞC (date) in left field. RPC V.3 Unassigned ID 68428; Spijkerman 1; Rosenberger 1; Sofaer 1. Very Fine.(14.50gr, 27mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceLondon gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
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LOT 4052
Caracalla AE 27mm of Dium, Decapolis.
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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Julia Domna AE 25mm of Smyrna, Ionia. AD 193-211.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟΣ ΣΤΡΑΤΟΝΕΙΚΟΣ, ΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΟΣ (Claudius Stratonikos, strategos). ϹЄΒΑϹΤΗ ΙΟΥΛΙΑ, draped bust to right / ЄΠΙ ϹΤΡ • ΚΛ • ϹΤΡΑΤΟNЄΙ ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙ-ΩΝ, temple with four columns enclosing Tyche standing to left, holding rudder and cornucopia. RPC V.2 Unassigned ID 1427; BMC 387-8; Klose LVIII 27-33. 7.65gr, 25mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex UK private collection. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
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. -
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.
