LOT 3526
Diocletian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 9 (AD 292/3). 1st or 4th officina.
ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟC CЄΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / Elpis advancing to left, holding lotus flower and lifting hem of dress; L ENATOY (date) around, A or Δ (officina) in exergue. RPC X Unassigned ID 76463 or 76462; Dattari (Savio) 5674 or 5675. Very Fine. Dark green patina.(8.49gr, 19mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Phrygia, Ankyra AE 20mm. 2nd-3rd century AD. Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
ΙЄΡΑ CV-NKΛΗΤΟC; draped bust of the Senate to right / ANKYPANΩN in three lines within laurel wreath. RPC V.2 Unassigned ID 1028. 5.50gr, 20mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Münzzentrum Rheinland. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
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Judaea. Procurators, Porcius Festus AE Prutah. Dated RY 5 of Nero (58/9 CE). Jerusalem mint. In the name of Nero.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
NЄPധNOC in three lines within wreath / [L Є KAIC]-APOC, palm branch. RPC I, 4972; TJC 345; Hendin GBC 6, 6380; Hendin GBC 5, 1351. 2.60gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Palmyrene, Palmyra AE 14mm. 2nd-3rd centuries AD. Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Male figure seated to left on lion to right; ΠΑΛΜ before / Nike advancing to left, holding palm and setting wreath on baetyl. Cf. Du Buisson, Planche XCIV, 2; Krzyzanowska -. 1,50gr, 14mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Exceedingly rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
