LOT 3168
Claudius AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm of Ephesus, Ionia. Struck circa AD 41-42.
TI CLAVD CAES AVG, bare head to left / DIAN EPHE, temple of Diana Ephesia: cult statue of Diana of Ephesus with fillets hanging from her wrists, polos on her head within tetrastyle temple, pediment decorated with figures flanking a central table with disk above, two tables and recumbent figures in angles. RPC I 2222 (Cistophoric mint); RSC 30. Near Extremely Fine. Beautiful old cabinet toning with golden iridescence on reverse. Minor oxidations.(11.73gr, 25mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Georges Müller, numismatist (collector's tickets included).
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LOT 3168
Claudius AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm of Ephesus, Ionia.
Estimate £3,500 - 4,500€4,060 - 5,220 (for guidance only)$4,730 - 6,080 (for guidance only)
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Gordian III AE Pentassarion or 5 Assaria of Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior. AD 238-241. ΜΗΝΟΦΙΛΟΣ (Tullius Menophilus), legatus Augusti pro praetore.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ, confronted busts of Gordian III, laureate, draped and cuirassed, to right, and Sarapis, draped, to left / ΥΠ ΜΗΝΟΦΙΛΟΥ ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛ-ΛΙΤΩΝ (MH and ΩN ligate), Nemesis standing to left, holding scales and cubit rule; at feet, wheel; E (mark of value) in right field. RPC VII.2, 1393; AMNG -. 10.76gr, 28mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Maximian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 2 (AD 286/7).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Α Κ Μ ΟΥΑ ΜΑΞΙΜΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Elpis advancing to left, holding flower and raising skirt; star in right field, L B (date) across fields. RPC X Online Unassigned ID 75959; Dattari (Savio) 5875; Emmett 4114. 7.22gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
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Caracalla AE 15mm of Nicopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior. AD 198-217.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
AV KЄC ANTΩN, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / NIKOΠOΛIT ΠPOC ICTPO, bunch of grapes. Varbanov 2949 var. (bust and legends). 2.41gr, 15mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Extremely rare.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
