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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Salonina, Augusta BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 254-268.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Dated RY 14 of Valerian I and Gallienus (AD 266/7). KOPNHΛΙΑ CAΛധNЄINA CЄB, draped bust to right, wearing stephane / Eagle standing to left, wreath in beak; in right field, palm branch, in left field, L IΔ (date). Köln 2977-8; Dattari (Savio) 5345; K&G 91.44; Emmett 3853.14. 8.13gr, 22mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Gordian III and Tranquillina AE 31mm of Singara, Mesopotamia. AD 238-244.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £20
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. 23.00gr, 31mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection. -
Vespasian, with Titus as Caesar, AR Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. Dated 'New Holy Year' 2 (AD 69/70).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤ ΚΑΙΣΑ ΟΥΕΣΠΑΣΙΑΝΟΥ, laureate head of Vespasian to right / ΦΛΑΥΙ ΟΥΕΣΠ ΚΑΙΣ ΕΤΟΥΣ ΝΕΟΥ ΙΕΡΟΥ, laureate head of Titus to right; star to left, barred B (date) to right. RPC II 1940; McAlee 328; Prieur 106A. 15.17gr, 24mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
