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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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Maximian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 3 (AD 287/8).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Α Κ Μ ΟΥΑ ΜΑΞΙΜ[ΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Eusebeia standing facing, head to left, holding incense box and sacrificing over altar at her feet to left; in upper left field, star; L Γ (date) across fields. RPC X Unassigned ID 76022; Dattari (Savio) 5893. 7.50gr, 17mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Gordian III BI Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. Struck AD 240.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC CЄΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ЄΞΟΥCΙΑC, eagle with spread wings standing facing, head to left and holding wreath in beak; S C in exergue. RPC VII.2, 3488; McAlee 860; Prieur 282. 11.44gr, 27mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Somerset, UK, private collector. -
Diocletian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 4 (AD 287/8).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Α Κ Γ ΟΥΑ ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Nike advancing to right, holding wreath and palm; star in right field, L Δ (date) across field. RPC X Unassigned ID 76012; Dattari (Savio) 5963 (under Maximian). 8.93gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
