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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Vespasian AE Diobol of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 4 (AD 71/2).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
ΑΥΤΟΚ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑ ΟΥΕΣΠΑΣΙΑΝΟΥ, laureate head to right / Draped bust of Isis to right, wearing taenia and crown of solar disk and horns; L Δ (date) to right. RPC II 2434; Dattari (Savio) 383; K&G 20.34; Emmett 217.4. 9.74gr, 24mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Light brown patina. Scratch on reverse.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Augustus AE Obol-40 Drachmai of Alexandria, Egypt. Struck circa 3/2 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Third(?) series. ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥ, garlanded altar; laurel branches flanking / KAIΣAPOΣ in two lines within laurel wreath. RPC I 5013; Köln 9; Dattari (Savio) 16; K&G 2.9; Emmett 27. 5.24gr, 21mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Elagabalus AE 32mm of Gadara, Decapolis. Dated CY 281 (AD 218).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
[ΑΥΤ] Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤWΝΙΝ[ΟϹ], radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / ΠΟΜΠ ΓΑΔΑΡΕWΝ A[Π]C (date), galley to left with rowers; at stern, navigator; at prow, figure standing and holding standard. RPC VI Online 9255; Spijkerman 85; Rosenberger 79; Sofaer 91. 16.87gr, 32mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Dark brown patina.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
