LOT 3197
Geta AR Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. Circa AD 208-212.
AYT • KAI • ΓЄTAC : CЄ • B •, laureate head to right / ΔHMAPX • ЄΞ • VΠA • TO • B •, eagle standing to left on thigh of sacrificial animal, head and tail to right, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak. Prieur 210; McAlee 719. Near Extremely Fine.(13.43gr, 27mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3197
Geta AR Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria.
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Gordian III AE Pentassarion or 5 Assaria of Odessos, Moesia Inferior. AD 238-244.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
AVT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AVΓ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right, facing draped bust of Serapis to left, wearing kalathos; cornucopia behind / OΔHCCЄITΩN, Zeus seated to left, holding patera and sceptre, eagle at his feet; E (mark of value) in upper left field. RPC VII.2, 1576; AMNG 2326. 11.25gr, 26mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
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Marcus Aurelius, as Caesar AE 23mm of Hadrianopolis, Thrace. AD 139-161.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
ΑVΡΗΛΙΟС ΟVΗΡΟС ΚΑΙСΑΡ, bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ, radiate and draped bust of Helios to right. RPC IV online 3915; Jurukova 46-7. 7.85gr, 23mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Ex Numismatik Naumann (formerly Gitbud & Naumann), Auction 69, 2 September 2018, lot 214 (company's ticket included). Ex CNG (company's ticket included). Property of a Middlesex, UK, antiquarian. -
Macrinus AE 27mm of Nicopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior. AD 217-218. ΑΓΡΙΠΠΑΣ (Marcus Claudius Agrippa), legatus Augusti pro praetore.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
AV K OΠΠEΛ CEVH MAKPINOC, laureate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / VΠ AΓPI[ΠΠA NIK]OΠOΛITΩN ΠPOC ICT, eagle standing to left on altar, head to right, with military standard on either side. Varbanov 3361 var. (bust type; corr. eagle holding wreath in beak); cf. Roma e-39, 466. 13.78gr, 27mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Beautiful dark olive-green patina. Very rare.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
