LOT 3132
Gordian III AE Pentassarion or 5 Assaria of Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior. AD 238-241. ΜΗΝΟΦΙΛΟΣ (Tullius Menophilus), legatus Augusti pro praetore.
AYT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AYΓ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right, facing draped bust of Serapis, wearing kalathos, to left / YΠ MHNOΦIΛOY MAPKIANOΠOΛITΩ, Nike advancing to left, holding wreath and palm; E (mark of value) in right field. RPC VII.2, 1394; AMNG 1142. Very Fine.(13.91gr, 28mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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LOT 3132
Gordian III AE Pentassarion or 5 Assaria of Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Moesia Inferior, Marcianopolis AE 17mm. 2nd-3rd century AD. Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
MAPKIA-NOΠOΛIC, veiled and turreted bust of Tyche to right / MAPKIAN-OΠOΛIT-ΩN, Cybele seated to left on throne, holding patera and resting arm on drum. H&J, Marcianopolis 6.0.31.2. 4.40gr, 17mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Diadumenian, as Caesar, AE 15mm of Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior. AD 217-218.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
M OΠEΛΛIOC ANTΩNINOC, bare-headed cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / MAPKIANOΠOΛEITΩN, crescent and three stars. Varbanov 1320. 2.88gr, 15mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Septimius Severus AE 21mm of Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior. AD 193-211.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
AV Λ CЄΠT CЄVHPOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / MAPKIANOΠOΛITΩN, Cybele seated to left on throne, holding patera and resting elbow upon tympanum; lion to left and right. Varbanov 723. 4.90gr, 21mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
