LOT 3134
Gordian III AE Pentassarion or 5 Assaria of Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior. AD 238-241. ΜΗΝΟΦΙΛΟΣ (Tullius Menophilus), legatus Augusti pro praetore.
ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ, confronted busts of Gordian III, laureate, draped and cuirassed, to right, and Serapis, draped, to left / ΥΠ ΜΗΝΟΦΙΛΟΥ ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤ-ΩΝ, Dionysus standing to left, holding kantharos over panther and long thyrsos; E (mark of value) to upper left. RPC VII.2, 1364; AMNG 1147. Very Fine.(13.64gr, 27mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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LOT 3134
Gordian III AE Pentassarion or 5 Assaria of Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Septimius Severus AR Tetradrachm of Laodicea ad Mare, Seleucis and Pieria. Struck circa AD 207-209.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
AYT KAI CЄOYHPOC CЄ •, laureate and draped bust to right / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ YΠATOC Γ, eagle standing to right, head and tail to left, with wings displayed; star between legs. Prieur 1140. 14.54gr, 28mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Philip I AE 29mm of Heliopolis, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 244-249.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
IMP CAES M IVL PHILIPPVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / COL IVL AVG FEL HEL, Fortuna standing facing, holding rudder and cornucopia, flanked by male figures each holding torch in upraised hand; all within billowing canopy held by two female figures on pedestal. RPC VIII Online Unassigned ID 6484; Sawaya series 43, 448-87. 13.88gr, 29mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Philip I BI Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. Dated RY 3 (AD 247).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
AYTOK K M IOYΛI ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟC CЄB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from behind / ΔΗΜΑΡX ЄΞOYCIAC ΥΠΑ ΤO Γ, eagle standing to left, head to right, with wreath in beak and wings spread; ANTIOXIA S C in two lines below. RPC VIII Online Unassigned ID 29021; McAlee 902; Prieur 371. 10.10gr, 28mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
