LOT 2798
Commodus AE 23mm of Byblus, Phoenicia. AD 177-192.
ΑΥΤ Μ Α[Υ ΚΟΜΜΟΔΟ]Ν ЄΥΤ, laureate head to right / ΙЄΡΑϹ ΒΥΒΛΟΥ, Isis Pharia standing to right, wearing lotus and holding billowing sail. RPC IV.3, 6774 (temporary); Rouvier 686; SNG Copenhagen 139. Near Fine.(8.13gr, 23mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceEx Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
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Attica, Athens AE 10mm. Circa AD 120-175.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Pseudo-autonomous issue. Agora Periods VB and C. Bust of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet and aegis(?); all within dotted border / Owl standing to left, head facing, A-ΘΗ in fields. RPC IV.1 Online 8273.25 (temporary); Kroll 229; Svoronos pl. 88, 49. 1.74gr, 10mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Diocletian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 284-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Dated RY 1 (AD 284/285). Α Κ Γ ΟΥΑΛ ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / Tyche reclining to left on lectisternium, holding rudder and propping head on hand; L A (date) above. Köln 3208; Dattari (Savio) 5766 var. (obv. legend); K&G 119.8; Emmett 4083.1. 9.40gr, 21mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. From the Rocky Mountain Collection of Alexandrian, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, Ltd (dealer's ticket included). Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 484, 27 January 2021, lot 630 (expertly preserved since), dealer's ticket included. Ex Naville Numismatics Ltd., Auction 84 , 8 October 2023, lot 289 (dealer's ticket included). -
Nero AR Hemidrachm of Caesarea-Eusebeia, Cappadocia. AD 54-68.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Struck AD 59-60. NERO CLAVD • DIVI CLAVD • F • CAESAR AVG • GERMANI •, laureate head to right / Nike seated to right on globe, holding wreath. RPC I 3645; Sydenham, Caesarea 82; RIC I 617. 1.79gr, 15mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Toned.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
