LOT 2996
Commodus AE 27mm of Abila, Decapolis. AD 177-192.
Dated CY 251 (AD 187/8). ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙC ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / ϹЄ ΑΒΙΛ Ι Α Α Γ Κ ϹV ΑΝϹ, Tyche, holding sceptre and Nike, standing to right with foot on river-god Heiromax; Nike standing on low basis on either side of Tyche; all within central arch of distyle temple façade. RPC IV.3, 6516 (temporary); Spijkerman 12; Rosenberger 14; Sofaer 14. Very Fine.(15.48gr, 27mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 2996
Commodus AE 27mm of Abila, Decapolis.
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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Philip II BI Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 247-249.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Struck 248-249. ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΙΟΥΛΙ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟC CЄΒ, radiate head to right / ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ЄΞΟΥCΙΑC ΥΠΑ ΤΟ Δ, eagle standing to right with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; ANTIOXIA S C in two lines below. RPC VIII Unassigned ID 29174; McAlee 1061 var. (eagle standing to left); Prieur 453. 12.50gr, 26mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Trajan AE Dichalkon of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 98-117.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Dated RY 17 (AD 113/4). Laureate head to right / Hemhem crown, L I-Z (date) below. RPC III 4820; Dattari (Savio) 7221; Emmett 707.17. 1.05gr, 12mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
The Hemhem crown was an ornate triple Atef with corkscrew sheep horns and usually two uraeus. The Egyptian word "Hemhem" means "to shout," "cry out," possibly indicating that the Hemhem crown represented a battle horn. -
Diocletian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 284-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Dated RY 9 (AD 292/3). ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / Elpis advancing to left, holding flower and raising skirt; L in right field, ЄΝΑΤΟΥ (date) in left field, Δ in exergue. RPC X Online Unassigned ID 76462; Dattari (Savio) 5675; Emmett 4046. 7.76gr, 20mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
