LOT 3501
Gallienus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 14 (AD 266/7).
ΑΥΤ Κ Π ΛΙΚ ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / Eagle standing to left, head to right, holding wreath in beak; to right, palm; L IΔ (date) to left. RPC X Unassigned ID 75547; Dattari 5283. Near Very Fine.(7.92gr, 22mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Trajan AE Dichalkon of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 17(?) (AD 113/4).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Laureate head to right / Hemhem crown, [L I-Z(?) (date)] below. Cf. RPC III, 4820; cf. Dattari (Savio) 7221; cf. Emmett 707.17. 1.75gr, 13mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Caracalla BI Tetradrachm of Ascalon, Judaea. Struck AD 215-217.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟϹ ϹЄ, laureate head to right / ΔΗ ЄΞ ΥΠΑΤΟϹ ΤΟ • Δ •, eagle standing facing on palm frond, head and tail to left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; in exergue, dove to right with olive branch in beak. RPC V.3 Unassigned ID 79260; Prieur -. 11.83gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 525, 20 October 2022, lot 713. -
Antoninus Pius BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 5 (AD 141/2).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
ΑΝΤധΝΙΝΟϹ [C]ЄB ЄYCB(sic), laureate head to right / Poseidon standing to right, foot on prow, holding trident and dolphin; L Є (date) across fields. RPC IV.4, 364; Dattari 2321; Geissen 1378. 11.97gr, 23mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
