LOT 2956
Gordian III AE 21mm of Berytus, Phoenicia. AD 238-244.
IMP GORDIANVS AVG COS I, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / COL IVL AVG FEL BER, Dionysus standing facing, head to left, holding nebris over shoulder, rhyton and thyrsus; at feet, panther standing to left, head to right. RPC VII.2, 3551; BMC 245; SNG Copenhagen 125. Near Very Fine.(8.13gr, 21mm, 7h.).
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired 1980–1985.
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LOT 2956
Gordian III AE 21mm of Berytus, Phoenicia.
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
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Elagabalus AE 20mm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 218-222.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
ΑΥΤ ΚΑ Μ A AY(?) ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟϹ C, radiate head to right / Large S C, Δ Є above, eagle with wings spread and head to right below; all within laurel wreath. RPC VI Online 8048 (temporary). 5.30gr, 20mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Julia Augusta (Livia) AE Diobol of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 14-29.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Dated RY 40 of Augustus (AD 10/11). Draped bust to right / Athena standing facing, head to left, holding Nike and resting left hand on grounded shield; L M (date) across field. RPC I 5055; Köln 39; Dattari (Savio) 60; Emmett 53.40. 7.40gr, 25mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Maximian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. First reign, AD 286-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Dated RY 9 (AD 293/4). ΜΑΞΙΜΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / ЄNATOY L (date) in three lines within laurel wreath. RPC X Online Unassigned ID 76630; Köln 3334; Dattari (Savio) 6000; K&G 120.82; Emmett 4161.9. 6.34gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
