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LOT 2803
Domitian AE 23mm of Caesarea Maritima, Judaea. Struck circa 83 CE. Judaea Capta issue.
[DOMITIANVS CAES AVG GERMANICVS IMP], laureate head to left / Athena-Minerva standing to left, supporting trophy and holding spear and shield. RPC II, 2305; Hendin GBC 6, 6482; Hendin GBC 5, 1455; TJC 392; Sofaer 27-9. Near Very Fine.(10.56gr, 23mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Judaea. Procurators, Pontius Pilate AE Prutah. Dated RY 18 (31 CE). Jerusalem mint. In the name of Tiberius.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
[TIBЄPIOV KAICAPOC], lituus / L IH (date) within wreath. RPC I, 4969; TJC 334. 1.83gr, 15mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Arabia, Bostra AE 12mm. Time of Commodus. Dated CY 76 (AD 181/2). Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Turreted and draped bust of Tyche to right; TV downwards to right, OC• (date) across field / BOCT-PA, camel standing to right. Cf. RPC IV.3 Online 3953 (temporary); Kindler 19. 0.95gr, 12mm, 8h.
Very Fine. Very rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Gordian III BI Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. Struck AD 242.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
AYTOK K M ANT ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC CЄΒ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ЄΞ ΥΠΑ ΤΟ Β; eagle standing facing, head and tail to left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; below, crescent above ram leaping to right, head to left. RPC VII.2 3520; Prieur 302; McAlee 874. 11.76gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Somerset, UK, private collector.
