LOT 2817
Gordian III and Tranquillina AE 31mm of Singara, Mesopotamia. AD 238-244.
Struck AD 243-4. AVTOK K M ANT ΓOPΔIANON CAB TPANKVΛΛINA CЄB, on left, bust of Gordian, laureate, draped and cuirassed to right, seen from rear, and on right, Tranquillina, draped and wearing stephane to left / AVP CЄΠ KOΛ CINΓAPA, Tyche, turreted and veiled, seated to left on rock, holding ears of corn; above, the Centaur Sagittarius to left, discharging arrow; below, river god swimming to left. RPC VII.2, 3471; cf. BMC Arabia 8-13; SNG Copenhagen 257. Very Fine.(18.52gr, 31mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private, UK, collection.
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LOT 2817
Gordian III and Tranquillina AE 31mm of Singara, Mesopotamia.
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
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Diocletian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 284-305.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Dated RY 1 (AD 284/285). Α Κ Γ ΟΥΑΛ ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / Tyche reclining to left on lectisternium, holding rudder and propping head on hand; L A (date) above. Köln 3208; Dattari (Savio) 5766 var. (obv. legend); K&G 119.8; Emmett 4083.1. 9.40gr, 21mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. From the Rocky Mountain Collection of Alexandrian, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, Ltd (dealer's ticket included). Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 484, 27 January 2021, lot 630 (expertly preserved since), dealer's ticket included. Ex Naville Numismatics Ltd., Auction 84 , 8 October 2023, lot 289 (dealer's ticket included). -
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Group of Fifteen [15] Mixed Ancient AE Coins. 2nd century BC-4th century AD.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Various rulers and cities. 77gr total.
Near Fine to Good Very Fine.
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. From a private collection, Switzerland; thence by descent. From a private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Domitian AE Diobol of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 81-96.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Dated RY 10 (AD 90/1). ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΔΟΜΙΤ Ϲ[ЄΒ ΓЄΡΜ], laureate head to right / Harpocrates standing to left, holding cornucopia; L I (date) in left field. RPC II, 2580; Dattari (Savio) 6741; Geissen 373. 8.47gr, 24mm, 12h.
Fine. Very rare.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
