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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Caracalla AE 21mm of Comama, Pisidia. AD 198-217.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
IMP C M AVR A[NT AVG], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / COL•AVG CO[MA]M]EN], Hermes, nude, standing facing, head to left, holding caduceus and purse. RPC V.3 Online Unassigned ID 88824 (this coin); Von Aulock, Pisidien I -; SNG von Aulock -; Lindgren I -; SNG BnF -; SNG Copenhagen -; Imhoof-Blumer KM -. 4.88gr, 21mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Extremely Rare; the only example recorded by RPC Online.
Acquired on the European coin market. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 110, 3 August 2023, lot 1003. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. This coin published at Roman Provincial Coinage Online (rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk). -
Caracalla AE Assarion of Pheneus, Arcadia. AD 198-217.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
[...]NINOC, laureate head to right / ΦЄNЄA-T[ѠN], bearded Satyr standing to right, right hand raised, left hand outstretched. BCD Peloponnesos 1638; BMC -; SNG Copenhagen -; NCP p. 98 (Sept. Severus). 4.26gr, 22mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Gallienus AE 22mm of Parium, Mysia. AD 253-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
COΛ-IENVS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / COL G(?) IVL H PHB(sic), Marsyas standing to left, raising right hand and carrying wineskin over left shoulder. RPC X Unassigned ID 97471 (this coin). 4.38gr, 22mm, 1h.
Very Fine. Extremely rare variety. Only this example known, published at Roman Provincial Coinage Online (rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk).
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
