LOT 3377
Divus Septimius Severus AE 25mm of Heliopolis, Coele. AD 211-212.
DIVO SEVERO, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus to right, seen from front / I O M H COL HE[L?] (Iupiter Optimus Maximus Heliopolitanus colonia Heliopolitana), aerial perspective view of the temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus Heliopolitanus. RPC V.3 Unassigned ID 84889; Sawaya 410-420. Very Fine. Earthen brown patina.(10.59gr, 25mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Caracalla AE Assarion of Thuria, Messenia. AD 198-217.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
M AY[...], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ΘOY[PI]-ATΩN Λ-A, Athena standing to left, holding spear and patera. Cf. BCD Peloponnesos 834.3-4. 4.21gr, 22mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Elagabalus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 4 (AD 220/1).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Α ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΜΑ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤധΝΙΝΟС ЄVСЄΒ, laureate head to right / Homonoia standing facing, head to left, holding double cornucopiae and raising right hand; L Δ (date) in left field. RPC VI Online 10082; Köln 2328; Dattari (Savio) 4199; Emmett 2937.4. 13.17gr, 23mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Tiberius AR Drachm of Caesarea-Eusebia, Cappadocia. Circa AD 17-32.
Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
ΤIΒΕΡΙΟΣ [ΚΑΙΣΑΡ] ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ, laureate head to to right / ΘΕΟΥ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΥ ΥΙΟΣ, Mount Argaeus surmounted by nude male statue, holding globe and sceptre. RPC I 3620; Sydenham, Caesarea 42. 3.82gr, 19mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine. Excellent toning with hints of blue and golden iridescence around the devices.
Private collection, France. Private European collection.
