LOT 3527
Diocletian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 9 (AD 292/3). 1st 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 ЄNATOY (date) around, A (officina) in exergue. RPC X Unassigned ID 76463; Dattari (Savio) 5674. Very Fine. Dark brown patina with green highlights.(7.95gr, 21mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Antoninus Pius AE 25mm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 138-161.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Laureate head to right / Large S C, Θ below; all within laurel wreath. Cf. RPC IV.3 6999 (temporary). 16.21gr, 25mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection. -
.jpg)
Anonymous PB Tessera of Alexandreia, Egypt. Circa 2nd-3rd centuries AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Bust of Nilus reclining to left, holding cornucopia and bust of Sarapis(?) / Serpent Agathodaemon coiled erect to right, wearing pschent, grain ear, poppies(?) and caduceus in its coils; L Є (date) in upper fields. 3.09gr, 16mm, 10h.
Condition as seen. Extremely rare and apparently the only known.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Caracalla AE 33mm of Plotinopolis, Thrace. AD 198-217.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
AYT K M AVP CЄVH ANTΩNЄINOC, laureate head to right / ΠΛΩTЄINO-ΠOΛЄITΩN, youthful hero or emperor on horseback to right, holding transverse spear. Moushmov -; Varbanov 1851 var. (bust and obverse legend). 19.05gr, 33mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely rare and apparently unpublished. Only one other example on CoinArchives (Helios Numismatik, Auction 5, 25 June 2010, lot 582).
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
