LOT 3459
Geta, as Caesar AE 24mm of Dium, Decapolis. Dated CY 270 of Septimius Severus (AD 207/8).
Π ϹЄΠ ΓЄΤΑϹ, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / ΔЄΙΗ-ΝധΝ Ο[Ϲ] (date), War-god Hadad standing facing, wearing kalathos with bull horns, holding eagle-tipped sceptre and Nike; recumbent bulls flanking. RPC V.3 Unassigned ID 68424; Spijkerman 7; Rosenberger 6; Sofaer 6-7. Very Fine.(11.03gr, 24mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3459
Geta, as Caesar AE 24mm of Dium, Decapolis.
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Volusian AE 19mm of Neapolis, Judaea. AD 251-253.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
[...] ΤΡΙΒ [...], radiate and cuirassed bust to right / [ΦΛ ΝЄΑϹ]ΠΟΛЄധϹ, mount Gerizim topped by temple, steep stairway upward with colonnade below. RPC IX, 2166; Sofaer 242. 6.47gr, 19mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Commodus AE 25mm of Antioch ad Hippum, Decapolis. Dated CY 248 (AD 184/5).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
[...] Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜ ΑΝΤധ, laureate head to right / [...] ΠΡ ΙΠΠ ЄΡ(sic) ΑСΥ, turreted Tyche standing facing, head to left, holding cornucopiae and bridle of horse standing behind; [Η]ΜС (date) in exergue. Cf. RPC IV.3 Online 6583. 9.28gr, 25mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Interesting spelling error on the reverse.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Vespasian AR Hemidrachm of Caesarea, Cappadocia. AD 76-77.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙCΑΡ ΟΥЄCΠΑCΙΑΝΟC CЄΒΑ, laureate head to right / Nike advancing to right, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left. RPC II, 1659; Ganschow 71; SNG von Aulock 6362. 1.59gr, 15mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
