LOT 3521
Commodus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 22 (AD 181/2).
M AYPH KOMM ANTƱΝΙΝΟC, laureate head to right / Roma seated to left, holding Nike in right hand and sceptre in left; at her side, shield; KB L (date) to left. RPC IV.4 3388; Dattari (Savio) 3861; Köln 2207; K&G 41.29; Emmett 2521.22. Very Fine. Dark brown patina.(11.20gr, 24mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Commodus, as Caesar, AE 25mm of Amphipolis, Macedon. AD 166-177.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
ΑΥΤΟ Λ ΑV ΚΟΜΟΔΟС ΚΑΙСΑΡ, bareheaded and draped bust to right / ΑΜΦΙΠΟΛЄΙΤΩΝ, Tyche enthroned to left, holding phiale. RPC IV.1 Online 4243 (temporary); BMC 115. 10.65gr, 25mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Scarce.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 71, 28 May 2020, lot 733 (company's ticket included). Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 86, 8 July 2021, lot 724 (company's ticket included). Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 390, 1 February 2017, lot 318 (company's ticket included). Property of a London antiquarian. -
Otho AR Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. Dated RY 1 (AD 69).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
ΛYTOKPΛTധP • M • OΘധN KΛICΛP CЄBΛCTOC, laureate head to right / Eagle standing facing on wreath, head to left, with wreath in beak; palm in left field, crescent between legs; ЄTOVC A (date) in exergue. RPC I 4199; McAlee 316; Prieur 101. 15.20gr, 28mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine. Lightly toned.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Antoninus Pius AE 26mm of Corinth, Corinthia. AD 138-161.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
ANTONINVS AVG PIVS, laureate head to right / C L I COR (Colonia Laus Iulia Corinthiensium), temple with two columns enclosing statue of nude Mercury/Hermes seated to left, extending right hand over ram, and holding caduceus and chlamys with left. RPC IV.1 Online 7872 (temporary); BCD Corinth 655. 12.20gr, 26mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
From early 20th century collection, acquired in 1934. Accompanied by old collector's envelope noting '3/12/34'.
