LOT 3449
Elagabalus AE 27mm of Caesarea, Cappadocia. Dated RY 2 (AD 218/9).
Inscription illegible, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right; c/m: radiate head of Helios to right / Inscription illegible, agalma of Mount Argaeus placed on altar; surmounted by three figures. Cf. RPC VI Online 30934. Near Very Fine.(10gr, 27mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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Attica, Athens AE 13mm. Circa AD 120-175. Agora Periods VB and C. Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Helmeted head of Athena with traces of drapery to right / ΑΘΗΝΑΙ, owl perching to left, in olive-tree; tree entwined by serpent. RPC IV.1 Online 10751 (temporary); Kroll, Agora 225; Svoronos, Athens 89.23. 1.42gr, 13mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely rare; only one specimen cited by RPC Online and no other examples on CoinArchives.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Geta, as Caesar AE 17mm of Pautalia, Thrace. AD 198-209.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Λ[...] ΓЄΤΑC Κ, bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ΟΥΛΠΙΑΣ ΠΑΥΤΑΛΙ[...], Zeus seated to left, holding sceptre and patera. 4.47gr, 17mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Trajan AE 16mm of Caesarea, Cappadocia. Dated RY 6(?) (AD 103/4).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
ΟΥΜΒΡΟΣ (Quintus Orfitasius Aufidius Umber), presbeutes and antistrategos. Illegible inscription, laureate head to right / [...]ΜΒΡΟΥ ΕΤ Ϛ(?), agalma of Mount Argaeus. Cf. RPC III, 3137. 3.13gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
