LOT 3447
Diadumenian, as Caesar AE 16mm of Caesarea, Cappadocia. AD 218.
Μ ΟΠ[...]ΔΟΥ K, bareheaded and draped to bust to right, seen from rear / ΜΗΤΡΟ[...], temple with two columns enclosing agalma of Mount Argaeus, ЄT B (date) below. Cf. RPC V.3 Unassigned ID 66823. Near Very Fine.(5.04gr, 16mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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Caracalla AE Assarion of Gythium, Laconia. AD 198-217.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
[...] AY ANTΩΝΙΝ[...], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [ΓΥΘЄ]-ΑΤΩΝ, Athena standing facing, head to left, holding long spear and patera. 3.86gr, 20mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Attica, Athens AE 13mm. Circa AD 120-175. Agora Periods VB and C. Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Helmeted head of Athena with traces of drapery to right / ΑΘΗΝΑΙ, owl perching to left, in olive-tree; tree entwined by serpent. RPC IV.1 Online 10751 (temporary); Kroll, Agora 225; Svoronos, Athens 89.23. 1.42gr, 13mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely rare; only one specimen cited by RPC Online and no other examples on CoinArchives.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Marcus Aurelius AE 35mm of Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, Mysia. Circa AD 169-175.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
[ΑV ΚΑΙ Μ] ΑVΡΗ [ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝOϹ], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / [ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΑΤΩΝ] •Π• ΡVΝΔ, tetrastyle temple enclosing statue of Apollo, nude, standing to right, holding arrow and resting left arm on column. RPC IV.2 Online 437 (temporary); SNG BnF 98. 30.45gr, 35mm, 7h.
Good Fine. Extremely Rare; only two examples cited by RPC Online, no others on CoinArchives.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
