LOT 3133
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. Near Very Fine.(23.00gr, 31mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private, UK, collection.
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LOT 3133
Gordian III and Tranquillina AE 31mm of Singara, Mesopotamia.
Estimate £35 - 45€41 - 52 (for guidance only)$47 - 61 (for guidance only)
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Judaea. Procurators, Valerius Gratus AE Prutah. 15-26 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Jerusalem mint. In the name Julia Augusta (Livia). Dated RY 2 of Tiberius (15/6 CE). ΙΟΥΛΙΑ in two lines within wreath / Upright branch; L B (date) flanking. RPC I, 4959; Meshorer 317; Hendin 6362. 1.43gr, 15mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Macrinus AE 22mm of Parium, Mysia. AD 217-218.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
IMP C M OPE SEV MACRINVS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from behind / C G I H P (Colonia Gemella Julia Hadriana Pariana), capricorn to right, bearing cornucopia on its back and with globe between its forelegs. BMC Mysia 111; SNG BnF 1502. 6.63gr, 22mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Black patina.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Commodus AE 20mm of Petra, Decapolis. AD 177-192.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
ΑΥΤ ΚΟΜΜΟΔ ΑΝΤധΝΙΝΟϹ, laureate head to right / ΑΔΡ ΠЄΤΡΑ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛ, turreted and veiled head of Tyche to right, set on eagle standing facing, head to right, with wings displayed. RPC IV.3, 6632 (temporary); Spijkerman 25a; Sofaer 22. 6.27gr, 20mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
