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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Seleukis and Pieria, Apameia AE 22mm. Dated SE 283 (30-29 BC). Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Head of Dionysos to right, wearing ivy wreath / ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΣVΛΟV, thyrsos; ΓΠΣ (date) to inner left, Α-Ν across fields below. RPC I, 4347. 10.23gr, 22mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine. Rare date.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Maximian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 2 (AD 286/7).
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Α Κ Μ ΟΥΑ ΜΑΞΙΜΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Elpis advancing to left, holding flower and raising skirt; star in right field, L B (date) across fields. RPC X Online Unassigned ID 75959; Dattari (Savio) 5875; Emmett 4114. 5.90gr, 21mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Phrygia, Colossae AE 20mm. Time of Hadrian, AD 117-138. Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
ΚΛΑΥΔΙΑ ΕΥΓΕΝΕΤΟΡΙΑΝΗ (Claudia Eugenetoriane). ΒΟΥΛΗ ΚΟΛΟϹϹΗΝΩΝ, veiled and draped bust of the Boule to right / ΚΛ ЄΥΓЄΝЄΤΟΡΙΑNΗ ΑΝЄΘΗΚЄΝ, Dionysus standing facing, head to left, holding cantharus over panther and long thyrsus. RPC III, 2307F; Von Aulock Phrygiens II, 454 corr. (unclear legends); Martin, Demos, Colossae 4 corr. (reverse legend). 4.92gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Extremely rare; only three specimens cited by RPC Online; no other examples on CoinArchives.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
