LOT 3044
Diocletian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 284-305.
Dated RY 9 (AD 292/3). ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / Elpis advancing to left, holding flower and raising skirt; L in right field, ЄΝΑΤΟΥ (date) in left field, Δ in exergue. RPC X Online Unassigned ID 76462; Dattari (Savio) 5675; Emmett 4046. Very Fine.(7.76gr, 20mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Domitian, with Agrippa II AE 19mm of Caesarea Maritima, Judaea. Circa 50-100 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Dated RY 18(?) of the second era of Agrippa II (77/8CE). [ΔOMITIANOC] KAICAP, laureate head to right / Nike-Victory standing to right, foot on helmet, inscribing shield resting upon knee. Cf. RPC II 2256; cf. Meshorer 144; cf. Hendin 1309. 5.27gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Phoenicia, Berytus AE 9mm. AD 218-222.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £14
Pseudo-autonomous issue. CO-L, Marsyas standing to left and holding wineskin / BER above prow to right. RPC III 3858; BMC 27-35. 0.50gr, 9mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Maximian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. First reign, AD 286-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Dated RY 9 (AD 293/4). ΜΑΞΙΜΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / L ENATOV (date), Eirene standing facing, head to left, holding olive branch and transverse sceptre; B below. RPC X Online Unassigned ID 76569. 7.81gr, 19mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
