LOT 3049
Diocletian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 284-305.
Dated RY 2 (AD 285/6). Α Κ Γ ΟΥΑΛ ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / Alexandria standing facing, head to left, holding head of Sarapis and sceptre; L B (date) across fields. RPC X Online Unassigned ID 75901; Dattari (Savio) 5622; Emmett 4025. Very Fine.(7.73gr, 19mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Antoninus Pius AE Diobol of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 138-161.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Dated RY 8 (AD 144/5). ΑΥΤ Κ [Τ ΑΙΛ] ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤധΝΙΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate head to right / Serpent Agathodaemon erect to right, crowned with skhent; L H (date) across field. RPC IV.4 893.7 (this coin); Köln -; Dattari (Savio) 8918; K&G 35.289 var. (obv. legend); Emmett 1736.8. 10.16gr, 23mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. This coin published at Roman Provincial Coinage Online (rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk).
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 563, 5 June 2024, lot 559. From the Wild Rose Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 299, 27 March 2013, lot 336. -
Marcus Aurelius AE 27mm of Antioch ad Hippum, Decapolis. AD 161-180.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Struck AD 161-169. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙС Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤധΝƐΙΝΟС, laureate head to right, with drapery over far shoulder / ΑΝΤΙΟ Τധ ΠΡ ΙΠ ΤΗС ΙƐΡ Κ ΑСΥΛΟΥ, Tyche standing facing, head to left, holding cornucopia and bridle of horse standing to left. RPC Online 6567 (temporary); Sofaer 13; Spijkerman 9. 8.96gr, 27mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Phoenicia, Sidon AE 21mm. Time of Augustus to Tiberius (27 BC-AD 37).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Pseudo-autonomous issue. Struck circa 10 BC-AD 18. Europa on bull to left; ΣΙΔΩΝΙΩΝ and [date] below / Altar before tetrastyle temple with tall podium. Cf. RPC I 4568-71. 6.41gr, 21mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
