LOT 3445
Claudius AE 12mm of Gadara, Decapolis. Dated CY 108 (AD 44/5).
Laureate head of Claudius to right / [ΓΑΔΑΡΑ] ΗΡ (date), crossed cornucopiae. RPC I, 4817; Sofaer 15; Spijkerman 17. Near Very Fine. Very rare.(2.60gr, 12mm, 11h.).
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. -
Caracalla AE 24mm of Caesarea Panias, Trachonitis. AD 198-217.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
[...TONЄINOC CЄ[...], laureate head to right / [KAI]CAPIA ΠANIAC, Tyche standing facing, head to right, her left foot on rock, holding rudder and cornucopia; [date across field]. Cf. Sofaer 20; cf. Meshorer, Caesarea 22; cf. SNG ANS 873. 14.33gr, 24mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Faustina II AE 27mm of Neapolis, Judaea. Dated CY 88 (AD 159/60).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
ΦΑΥϹΤЄΙΝΑ ϹЄΒ ЄΥϹЄ ϹЄΒ ΘΥΓΑ, draped bust to right / ΦΛ ΝЄΑϹ ΠΟΛЄധC ϹΥΡΙΑϹ ΠΑΛЄϹT, Tyche standing facing, head to left, holding rudder in her right hand and cornucopia in her left; ЄΤ ΠΗ (date) across field. Cf. RPC IV.3 Online 10805. 12.51gr, 27mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
