LOT 3378
Divus Septimius Severus AE 27mm 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 HEL (Iupiter Optimus Maximus Heliopolitanus colonia Heliopolitana), aerial perspective view of the temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus Heliopolitanus. RPC V.3 Unassigned ID 84871; Sawaya 403-407. Very Fine.(12.53gr, 27mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Septimius Severus AE 29mm of Medaba, Arabia. Dated CY 105 (AD 210/11).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
AVT KAI CЄOVHPOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Helios, raising hand and holding torch, driving facing quadriga; P-Є (date) in lower field. Cf. Sofaer 2. 11.77gr, 29mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Antoninus Pius AE 15mm of Petra, Arabia. AD 138-161.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
AY K T AI Π AΔ AYΙ⟒Λ (sic), laureate and draped bust to right / AΔ ΜΗΤΡA (sic), turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche to right; trophy to left. RPC IV.3 Online 6623.6 = Universität Münster 5988. 3.85gr, 15mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Gordian III AE 29mm of Gadara, Decapolis. Dated CY 303 (AD 239/40).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
AYTOK K MAΡ ANTW ΓOΡΔIANOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ΠΟΜΠ ΓΑΔΑΡЄWΝ, galley to left with captain, oarsmen, and steersman on deck; ΓT (date) below. RPC VII.2, 3625; SNG BnF 307. 13.92gr, 29mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
