LOT 3491
Commodus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 21 of Marcus Aurelius (AD 180/1).
Μ ΑΥΡΗ ΚΟΜΜΟ ΑΝΤƱΝΙΝΟϹ Ϲ, laureate head to right / Trophy; bound captive seated to left and right; L K-A (date) across field. RPC IV.4 3380; Köln 2205; Dattari (Savio) 3904; K&G 41.25; Emmett 2559.21. Near Very Fine.(9.97gr, 23mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Judaea, Procurators. Valerius Gratus AR Prutah. Dated RY 3 of Tiberius (16/7 CE). Jerusalem mint. In the name of Julia Augusta (Livia).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Three lilies in bloom; L Γ (date) across field / IOVΛIΛ in two lines within wreath with large central jewel. RPC I, 4961; Meshorer 321; Hendin 6364. 1.88gr, 16mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Judaea. Procurators, Antonius Felix AE Prutah. Dated RY 14 of Claudius (CE 54). Jerusalem mint. In the name of Nero Claudius Caesar and Britannicus.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
[NEP]ധ KΛAY KAI[CAP], two crossed shields over two crossed spears / BPIT above, K-AI and [L] IΔ (date) across field; palm tree. RPC I, 4971; Meshorer 340; Hendin 6377. 2.67gr, 17mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Valerian I BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 4 (AD 256/7).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A K Π ΛI OVAΛЄPIANOC ЄV ЄVC, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / Eagle standing to left, head to right, holding wreath in beak; L Δ (date) across field. Köln 2862; Dattari (Savio) 5184; K&G 88.23; Emmett 3705.4. 11.99gr, 23mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
