LOT 2967
Domitian, with Agrippa II AE 24mm of Caesarea Panias, Judaea. 81-96 CE.
Dated RY 24(?) of Agrippa II (83/4 CE). ΔΟΜΙΤΙ[ΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ], laureate head to right / [...] ΒΑϹΙ [...], Nike standing to right, left foot on helmet, writing on shield resting on knee. Cf. RPC II 2278. Fine.(9.19gr, 24mm, 12h.).
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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LOT 2967
Domitian, with Agrippa II AE 24mm of Caesarea Panias, Judaea.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Severina, Augusta BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 270-275.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Dated RY 6 of Aurelian (AD 274/5). OVΛΠ CЄVHPINA CЄB, draped bust to right / ЄTOVC S (date), eagle standing to left with wings closed, head to right, holding wreath in beak. Dattari (Savio) 5506; Geissen 3103; Emmett 3966. 8.15gr, 20mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Severus Alexander AE 38mm of Amaseia, Pontus. AD 222-235.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Dated CY 228 (AD 225/6). ΑΥΤ Κ ϹЄΟΥΗΡΟϹ ΑΛЄΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right; c/m: Tyche standing to left, holding rudder and cornucopia / ΑΔΡ ϹЄΥ ΑAЄΞ(sic) [ΑΜΑϹΙ]A[Ϲ] ΜΗ(ligate) ΝЄ ΠΡ ΠΟΝ (ΑΔΡΙΑΝΗC CΕΥΗΡΙΑΝΗC ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΙΝΗC ΑΜΑCΙΑC ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩC ΝΕΩΚΟΡΟΥ ΠΡΩΤΗC ΠΟΝΤΟΥ) around and below, ЄΤ Ϲ[KH] (date) across field, altar of Zeus Strateus, surmounted by eagle standing facing, head to left, with wings spread; tree to left; above, Helios driving facing quadriga, raising his right hand and holding whip in left. RPC VI 6462 (temporary); cf. Dalaison 578; RG 105. For countermark see Howgego 269. 28.86gr, 38mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Claudius AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm of Ephesus, Ionia. AD 41-54.
Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,667
Struck circa AD 41-42. TI CLAVD CAES AVG, bare head to left / DIAN EPHE, temple of Diana Ephesia: cult statue of Diana of Ephesus with fillets hanging from her wrists, polos on her head within tetrastyle temple, pediment decorated with figures flanking a central table with disk above, two tables and recumbent figures in angles. RPC I 2222 (Cistophoric mint); RSC 30. 11.73gr, 25mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Beautiful old cabinet toning with golden iridescence on reverse. Minor oxidations.
From the collection of Georges Müller, numismatist (collector's tickets included).
