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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LOT 3384
Faustina II AE 24mm of Apamea, Bithynia.
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£20 (EUR 23; USD 27) +BP*
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Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar AE 20mm of Temenothyrae, Phrygia. AD 150-161.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
ΣΚΟΠΕΛΙΑΝΟΣ (Skopelianos Zeuxidos), archon. M AV OVHPOC KAICAP, bare head to right / CKOΠЄΛI THMЄNOΘHPЄVCI, Zeus seated to left on backless throne, holding patera and sceptre. RPC -; BMC -; Inventaire Waddington -; SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen -; Winterthur -; Mionnet -. 5.90gr, 20mm, 6h.
Good Fine. Extremely Rare; unpublished and apparently unique.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Julia Domna AE 22mm of Laodicea ad Lycum, Phrygia. Dated CY 88 (AD 210/1).
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΔΟΜΝΑ ϹЄΒ, draped bust to right; c/m: uncertain / ΛΑΟΔΙΚЄ ΝЄΩΚΟP ΤΟ(ligate) ΠΗ (date), Zeus Aseis standing facing, head to left, raising his right hand and holding the infant Dionysus with his left; goat to left. Cf. SNG Munich 393. 5.73gr, 22mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare type.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Vespasian AR(?) Drachm of Caesarea-Eusebia, Cappadocia. AD 69-79.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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.
