LOT 3008
Elagabalus AE 19mm of Charachmoba, Arabia. AD 218-222.
[Α Κ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤW]ΝΙΝΟ, laureate head to right; star before / XA-PAX-[...], platform with steps leading up to it, on which is column flanked by baetyls; to right, priest seated to left. Cf. RPC VI, 9365 (temporary); cf. Rosenberger 2; Sofaer 3 var. (bust). Near Very Fine.(6.32gr, 19mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Philip I BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 244-249.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Dated RY 1 (AD 244). Α Κ Μ ΙΟΥ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ЄΥϹЄB [ϹЄ?]Β, laureate and cuirassed bust tο right, seen from front, gorgoneion on breastplate / Dikaiosyne standing facing, head το left, holding scales and cornucopia; L A (date) to upper left. RPC VIII Unassigned ID 3066; Köln 2698; Dattari (Savio) 4869 & 12479; K&G 74.3; Emmett 3477.1. 13.01gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Corroded surfaces.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Marcus Aurelius AE 27mm of Antioch ad Hippum, Decapolis. AD 161-180.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Struck AD 161-169. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙС Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤധΝƐΙΝΟС, laureate head to right, with drapery over far shoulder / ΑΝΤΙΟ Τധ ΠΡ ΙΠ ΤΗС ΙƐΡ Κ ΑСΥΛΟΥ, Tyche standing facing, head to left, holding cornucopia and bridle of horse standing to left. RPC Online 6567 (temporary); Sofaer 13; Spijkerman 9. 8.96gr, 27mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Diocletian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 284-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Dated RY 8 (AD 291/2). ΔIOKΛHTIANOC CЄB, laureate head to right / Zeus standing to left, holding patera and sceptre, eagle standing to left; L H (date) across fields. RPC X Online Unassigned ID 76093; Dattari (Savio) 5641; Emmett 4087. 6.41gr, 20mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
