LOT 2924
Elagabalus BI Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 218-222.
Struck AD 219. AYT K M A • • ANTWNЄINOC CЄB, laureate head to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / ΔHMAPX EΞ VΠATOC TO B •, eagle standing facing, head and tail to right, with wreath in beak; Δ Є across upper fields, star between legs. McAlee 761; Prieur 254. Very Fine.(14.11gr, 26mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 2924
Elagabalus BI Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Antoninus Pius AE Drachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 138-161.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Dated RY 18 (AD 154/5). Α[...] ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤധΝΙΝΟ-Ϲ ϹЄΒ ЄΥ, laureate and draped bust to left / Sarapis seated to left and holding sceptre; at his feet, Cerberus; on throne, eagle; L I-H (date) across fields. RPC IV.4 1726; Dattari (Savio) 2845. 24.74gr, 34mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Blue-green patina with brown highlights. Very rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Caracalla AE 22mm of Berytus, Phoenicia. AD 198-217.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
IMP M AVRELI ANTON AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / Poseidon standing to left, foot on rock, holding dolphin and trident; COL ANT BER in fields across fields. SNG Copenhagen 109; BMC 142. 8.04gr, 22mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Judaea, Procurators. Marcus Ambibulus AE Prutah. 9-12 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Jerusalem mint. Dated RY 39 of Augustus (8/9 CE). In the name of Caesar (Augustus). KAICA-POC, grain ear / Palm tree with dates; [L] ΛΘ (date) across field. RPC I 4955; Meshorer 313; Hendin 6358. 2.50gr, 17mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
