LOT 3384
Faustina II AE 24mm of Apamea, Bithynia. AD 147-175.
FΛUCTINΛC ΛUG, draped bust to right / NEPTUN[I C I] C Λ ∂ ∂ (Colonia Iulia Concordia Apamea decurionum decreto), nude Neptune (Poseidon) standing facing, head to left, holding dolphin and trident. RPC IV.1, 4729 (temporary); RG 55. Near Very Fine. Exceedingly rare; only one specimen cited by RPC Online; no other examples on CoinArchives.(6.62gr, 24mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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Septimius Severus AE 18mm of Caesarea, Cappadocia. AD 193-211.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Laureate head to to right / Male figure seated to left on Mount Argaeus, holding branch in his right hand and resting his left on globe. 5.55gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Gaius (Caligula) AE 18mm of Aezanis, Phrygia. AD 37-41.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
ΝΑΝΝΑΣ ΣΤΕΦΑΝΗΦΟΡΟΣ (Nannas, stephanephoros). Γ ΚΑΙϹ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟϹ ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΟϹ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ΑΙΖΑΝΙΤΩΝ ΕΠΙ ΝΑΝΝΑ ΣΤΕΦΑΝΗΦΟΡΟΥ, Zeus standing to left, holding eagle with his right and and long sceptre with his left hand. RPC I, 3073; BMC 70; SNG Copenhagen 81. 4.27gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Vespasian AR(?) Drachm of Caesarea-Eusebia, Cappadocia. AD 69-79.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Laureate head to right / NIKH CEBA[...], Nike advancing to right, holding wreath and palm frond over shoulder. Cf. RPC I 1637; cf. Sydenham, Caesarea 91. 3.49gr, 16mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
