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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Commodus AE 17mm of Gerasa, Decapolis. AD 177-192.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ ΑΝΤΟΝΙ[...], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ΑΝ Τധ ΠΡ ΧΡ Τധ ΠP; turreted Tyche seated on rock to left, upper part of body and head to right, holding grain ears in each hand; below, swimming river-god. Cf. RPC IV.3 Online 6605; cf. Spijkerman 23. 2.87gr, 17mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare type.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Vespasian, with Agrippa II AE 26mm of Caesarea Panias, Judaea. Dated RY 18 (AD 77/78).
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £44
ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑ ΟΥΕϹΠ[Α ΚΑΙϹ]ΑΡΙ ϹΕΒΑϹΤധ, laureate head to right / ΕΤΟΥ ΗΙ (date) ΒΑ ΑΓΡΙ-ΠΠΑ, Tyche standing to left, holding grain ears in right hand and cornucopia in left. RPC II, 2254; Meshorer 14; Hendin 6337; Sofaer 195. 10.27gr, 26mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Faustina II AE 20mm of Gadara, Decapolis. Dated CY 225 (AD 161/2).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
ΦΑVϹΤΙΝΑ ϹЄΒΑϹΤΗ, draped bust to right / ΓΑΔΑ[ΡЄ]-ΩΝ • ЄΚC, diademed and draped bust of Zeus to right. RPC IV.3, 6675 (temporary); Rosenberger 51; Sofaer 44; Spijkerman 49. 6.34gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 574, 6 November 2024, lot 265.
