LOT 3447
Caracalla BI Tetradrachm of Edessa, Mesopotamia. AD 198-217.
Struck circa AD 215-217. AVT • K • M • AV • ANTΩNЄINOC CЄB, laureate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front, with gorgoneion on breastplate / ΔHMAPX EΞ YΠATOC TO Δ, eagle standing facing, head and tail to right, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; between legs, shrine with pediment. Prieur 843. Very Fine. Double reverse struck.(13.14gr, 28mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Judaea, Procurators. Antonius Felix AE Prutah. 52-59 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Jerusalem mint. In the names of Claudius and Agrippina Junior. Dated RY 14 of Claudius = 54 CE. ΤΙ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΓЄΡΜ •, two crossed palm branches; L IΔ (date) between / [ΙΟΥ-ΛΙΑ Α]Γ-[ΡΙΠ]ΠΙ-[Ν]Α within wreath. RPC I 4970; Meshorer 342; Hendin 6376. 2.51gr, 17mm, 11h
Very Fine. Reverse off center.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Judaea, Herodians. Agrippa II, with Vespasian AE 25mm of Caesarea Panias. Circa 50-100 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Dated RY 18 (78/9 CE). ΑYΤΟΚΡΑ ΟYΕϹΠΑ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙ ϹΕΒΑϹΤധ, laureate head to right / ΕΤΟV ΗΙ (date) ΒΑ ΑΓΡΙ-ΠΠΑ, Tyche standing to left, holding grain ears in right hand and cornucopia in left. RPC II, 2254; Meshorer 142; Hendin 6337; Sofaer 195. 12.43gr, 25mm, 12h
Near Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Maximinus I Potin Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 235-238.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Dated RY 1 (AD 234/5). ΑΥΤΟ ΜΑΞΙΜΙΝΟϹ ΕΥϹ ϹΕΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / L Α (date), Serapis standing facing, head to right, resting on sceptre. RPC VI, 10664 (temporary); Dattari (Savio) 4594. 13.36gr, 25mm, 11h
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman; From Den of Antiquity Int Ltd, dealer's ticket included.
