LOT 3001
Decapolis, Petra AE 13mm. Time of Hadrian, AD 117-138.
Pseudo-autonomous issue. Turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche to right / Crossed cornucopiae. RPC III, 4098B; Sofaer 1. Very Fine.(1.41gr, 13mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Gordian III BI Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 238-244.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Struck AD 242. AYTOK K M ANT ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC CЄΒ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ЄΞ ΥΠΑ ΤΟ Β; eagle standing facing, head and tail to left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; below, crescent above ram leaping to right, head to left. RPC VII.2 3520; Prieur 302; McAlee 874. 11.94gr, 28mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Severus Alexander AE 20mm of Edessa, Mesopotamia. AD 222-235.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £14
AYT K M A C ΑΛЄΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ C, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / MHT KOΛ ЄΔЄϹCHΝΩN, the Tyche of Edessa seated to left on rock, holding ears of grain; at her feet, lighted altar; below, river god swimming to left. RPC VI 7852 (temporary) var. (obverse legend). 6.36gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Maximian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. First reign, AD 286-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Dated RY 5 (AD 289/0). Α Κ Μ ΟΥΑ ΜΑΞΙΜΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / Tyche standing to left, holding rudder and cornucopia; to left, star; L Є (date) across fields. RPC X Unassigned ID 76074; Dattari (Savio) 5991. 8.23gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
