LOT 3508
Carinus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 2 (AD 283/4).
Α Κ Μ Α ΚΑΡΙΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / Elpis advancing to left, holding flower and raising skirt; L B (date) across fields. RPC X Unassigned ID 75851; Dattari (Savio) 5584; Emmett 4007. Very Fine.(6.24gr, 19mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Judaea. Procurators, Antonius Felix AE Prutah. Dated RY 14 of Claudius (CE 54). Jerusalem mint. In the name of Nero Claudius Caesar and Britannicus.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
[NEP]ധ KΛAY KAI[CAP], two crossed shields over two crossed spears / BPIT above, K-AI and [L] IΔ (date) across field; palm tree. RPC I, 4971; Meshorer 340; Hendin 6377. 2.67gr, 17mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Elagabalus AE 20mm of Anazarbus, Cilicia. AD 218-222.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑV ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟC, radiate head to right / ANAZA-[P]B MHTP-O, octastyle temple, pellet in pediment; AMK (ΠΡΩΤΗΣ ΜΕΓΙΣΤΗΣ ΚΑΛΛΙΣΤΗΣ) below. Cf. RPC VI Online 10855 = Jahrbuch für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte 61, 2011, 27,3. 5.59gr, 20mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Reverse slightly off-centre. Exceedingly rare; only one example on RPC Online and none on CoinArchives.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Caracalla AE 27mm of Dium, Decapolis. Dated CY 268 (AD 205/6).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
AV K • M • AV ANTധNЄIN-O-C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / ΔЄIHNധN KOI C, hexastyle temple, flaming altar within, eagle in pediment; HΞC (date) downwards to left. RPC V.3 Unassigned ID 68428; CNG, E-336, 198. 13.48gr, 27mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
