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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Geta AR Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. Circa AD 208-212.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
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. 13.43gr, 27mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Trajan AE 22mm of Sepphoris, Judaea. AD 98-117.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
TPAIANOΣ AVTOKPATΩP EΔΩKEN, laureate head to right / Palm tree, ΣEΠΦΩ-PH-NΩN in two lines across. RPC III 3937; Sofaer 2; Rosenberger 4; SNG ANS 1088-91. 8.61gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Elagabalus and Julia Maesa AE Pentassarion or 5 Assaria of Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior. AD 218-222. ΙΟΥΛΙΟΣ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΣ (Iulius Antonius Seleukos), legatus Augusti pro praetore.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΜΑΙϹΑ ΑΥΓ, confronted busts of Elagabalus to right, laureate, draped and cuirassed, and Julia Maesa to left, draped and wearing stephane / ΥΠ ΙƔΛ ΑΝΤ ϹΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ (AP and ΩN ligate), Zeus standing to left, holding patera and sceptre; E (mark of value) to right. RPC VI, 1442 (temporary); AMNG 935-6; Hristova & Jekov, Marcianopolis 6.28.1.1-3. 15.49gr, 30mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
