LOT 3148
Elagabalus AE 25mm of Nicopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior. AD 218-222. ΝΟΒΙΟΣ ΡΟΥΦΟΣ (Novius Rufus), legatus consularis.
ΑV K M AVP ANTΩNINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VΠ NOBIOV POVΦOV NIKOΠΛITΩN(sic) Π ICT, eagle standing facing, spread wings, head to left, with wreath in beak. RPC VI, 1190 (temporary); Varbanov 3894. Very Fine.(12.09gr, 25mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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LOT 3148
Elagabalus AE 25mm of Nicopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Antoninus Pius AE 26mm of Koinon, Macedon. AD 138-161.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟϹ, bare head to right / ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚЄΔΟΝധΝ. thunderbolt with four wings. RPC IV.1 Online 5017 (temporary); AMNG 259(2). 10.02gr, 26mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare; only 2 specimens on RPC Online.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Geta AR Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. Circa AD 208-212.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
AYT • KAI • ΓЄTAC : CЄ • B •, laureate head to right / ΔHMAPX • ЄΞ • VΠA • TO • B •, eagle standing to left on thigh of sacrificial animal, head and tail to right, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak. Prieur 210; McAlee 719. 13.43gr, 27mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Augustus AE 18mm of Philippi(?), Macedon. 27 BC-AD 14.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £47
[AVG], bare head to right / Two priests ploughing to right. RPC I 1656; Varbanov 3770. 4.03gr, 18mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
