LOT 3110
Caracalla AE Tetrassarion or 4 Assaria of Philippopolis, Thrace. AD 215. Alexandrian and Pythian Games issue.
AΥT K M AΥΡ CEV ANTΩNEINOC, laureate head to right / KOINON ΘΡAKΩN AΛEZANΔΡIA EN ΦIΛI-ΠΠOΠO-ΛΙ (ΠΠ ligate) around and in right field, ΠVΘIA in three lines in left field, nude Herakles standing facing, leaning on club to his right and with his lion skin over his left arm. Cf. Varbanov 1494. Very Fine.(17.46gr, 31mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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LOT 3110
Caracalla AE Tetrassarion or 4 Assaria of Philippopolis, Thrace.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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Caracalla AE 30mm of Serdica, Thrace. AD 198-217.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
AVT K M AVP CEV ANTΩNEINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / OYΛΠIAC CEPΔIKHC, Asklepios standing facing, head to left, leaning on serpent-entwined staff. H&J, Serdica 12.18.20.9; Ruzicka 244; Varbanov 2191. 15.44gr, 30mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
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Diocletian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 9 (AD 292/3).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / Elpis advancing to left, holding flower and raising skirt; L in right field, ЄΝΑΤΟΥ (date) in left field, Δ in exergue. RPC X Online Unassigned ID 76462; Dattari (Savio) 5675; Emmett 4046. 7.76gr, 20mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Hadrian AR Hemidrachm of Caesarea-Eusebeia, Cappadocia. Dated RY 5(?) (AD 120/1).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒΑϹΤ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Nike advancing to right, holding wreath and palm; ЄT [Є?] (date) in right field. Cf. RPC II 3076; cf. Sydenham, Caesarea 260. 1.31gr, 15mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
