LOT 2927
Gordian III BI Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 238-244.
Struck AD 242. AYTOK K M ANT ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC CЄΒ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ЄΞ ΥΠΑ ΤΟ Β; eagle standing facing, head and tail to left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; below, crescent above ram leaping to right, head to left. RPC VII.2 3520; Prieur 302; McAlee 874. Extremely Fine.(11.94gr, 28mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2927
Gordian III BI Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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Galba AR Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 68-69.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Dated 'New Holy Year' 1(?) (AD 68). ΓAΛBAC KAICAP AYTOKPATΩP CEBACTOC, laureate head to right; star before / ETOYC NEOY IEP[OY A?], eagle standing to left on thunderbolt, palm in left field. RPC I 4196; McAlee 305; Prieur 96. 15.49gr, 24mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Hadrian AE Chalkous of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 117-138.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Dated RY 9 (AD 124/5). Laureate head to right; I before / Cornucopia; [L Є]-N (date) across fields. RPC III 5549; Emmett 1177.9. 0.62gr, 10mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Judea. Procurators, Porcius Festus AE Prutah. 59-62 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Jerusalem mint. In the name of Nero. Dated RY 5 of Nero (58/9 CE). NЄPധNOC in three lines within wreath / L Є KAIC-APOC, palm branch. RPC I, 4972; TJC 345; Hendin GBC 6, 6380; Hendin GBC 5, 1351. 1.75gr, 15mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Bristol gentleman.
