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LOT 3446
Faustina II AE 20mm of Gadara, Decapolis. Dated CY 225 (AD 161/2).
ΦΑVϹΤΙΝΑ ϹЄΒΑϹΤΗ, draped bust to right / ΓΑΔΑ[ΡЄ]-ΩΝ • ЄΚC, diademed and draped bust of Zeus to right. RPC IV.3, 6675 (temporary); Rosenberger 51; Sofaer 44; Spijkerman 49. Very Fine.(6.34gr, 20mm, 6h.). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 574, 6 November 2024, lot 265.
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Judaea. Herodians, Agrippa II, with Claudius AE Unit. Dated RY 13 (53/4 CE). Tiberias mint.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟΥ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΟΣ, palm branch; L IΓ (date) across field / [TIBEPIAC] in two lines within wreath. RPC I, 4852; Meshorer 348; Hendin 6297; Sofaer 80 (Interim Period between Agrippa I and II). 12.56gr, 25mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Julia Maesa AE 28mm of Caesarea Panias(?), Judaea. AD 218-224/5.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IOVΛIA MЄCA [...], draped bust to right / Front view of temple with two columns, within which Tyche standing facing, head to left, wearing kalathos, holding cornucopia and rudder, placing foot on galley prow. Cf. RPC VI Online 9204. 15.81gr, 28mm, 1h.
Good Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Trajan AR Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. Cos III (AD 100).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙϹ ΝЄΡ ΤΡΑΙΑNΟϹ ϹЄΒ ΓЄΡΜ, laureate head of Trajan to right, above eagle standing to right, with wings folded; in left field, palm branch projecting from Trajan’s head; in right field, club / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ ΥΠΑΤ Γ, laureate bust of Melkart-Hercules to right, wearing lion skin around neck. RPC III, 3526; Prieur 1482; McAlee 452. 14.58gr, 25mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine. Beautiful toning.
Private collection, France. Private European collection.
