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LOT 2821
Commodus AE 18mm of Canatha, Decapolis. AD 177-192.
ΑΝΤΟΝΟϹ(sic) ΚΟΜΟϹ(sic), laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / ΓΑΒΙ ΚΑΝΑΘ, bust of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet and aegis. RPC IV.3 Online 6546 (temporary); Spijkerman 8; Sofaer 6-7. Very Fine.(2.29gr, 18mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Divus Carus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Struck under Carinus, AD 283-285.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
ΘЄധ KAPധ CЄB, laureate head to right / AΦIЄPധCIC, eagle standing to left, head to right, with wings displayed, wreath in beak. RPC X Unassigned ID 75882; Dattari (Savio) 10621; K&G 113.4; Emmett 3998. 7.24gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group. Property of a Middlesex, UK, antiquarian. -
Caracalla BI Tetradrachm of Ascalon, Judaea. Struck AD 215-217.
Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £95
ΑVΤ Κ • Μ • ΑΝ-ΤΩΝЄΙΝΟϹ • Ϲ, laureate head to right / ΔΗ ЄΞ V-ΠΑΤΟϹ • ΤΟ • Δ •, eagle standing facing on palm frond, head and tail to left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; in exergue, dove to right with olive branch in beak. RPC V.3 Unassigned ID 79260 (this coin cited); Prieur 1654 var. (obverse legend); Sofaer 177 var. (same). 11.92gr, 27mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Toned. Very rare. This coin published at Roman Provincial Coinage Online (rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk).
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 362, 28 October 2015, lot 320. -
Hadrian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 20 (AD 135/6).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate head to left / Nilus reclining to left, holding reed and cornucopia; crocodile below; L K (date) to left. RPC III, 6090; Dattari (Savio) 7453; Emmett 879.20. 11.91gr, 23mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
