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LOT 2794
Gordian III BI Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. Struck AD 240.
ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC CЄΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ЄΞΟΥCΙΑC, eagle with spread wings standing facing, head to left and holding wreath in beak; S C in exergue. RPC VII.2, 3488; McAlee 860; Prieur 282. Near Extremely Fine.(11.44gr, 27mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Somerset, UK, private collector.
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LOT 2794
Gordian III BI Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Caracalla BI Tetradrachm of Ascalon, Judaea. Struck AD 215-217.
Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £95
ΑVΤ Κ • Μ • ΑΝ-ΤΩΝЄΙΝΟϹ • Ϲ, laureate head to right / ΔΗ ЄΞ V-ΠΑΤΟϹ • ΤΟ • Δ •, eagle standing facing on palm frond, head and tail to left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; in exergue, dove to right with olive branch in beak. RPC V.3 Unassigned ID 79260 (this coin cited); Prieur 1654 var. (obverse legend); Sofaer 177 var. (same). 11.92gr, 27mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Toned. Very rare. This coin published at Roman Provincial Coinage Online (rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk).
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 362, 28 October 2015, lot 320. -
Elagabalus AE 15mm of Anthemusia, Mesopotamia. AD 218-222.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
[...]NCI, radiate head to right / ΑΝΘЄ[...], turreted, draped, and veiled bust of Tyche to right. RPC VI Online 7708; BMC 1; Dandrow Anthemusia 36. 2.25gr, 15mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Judaea. Procurators, Pontius Pilate AE Prutah. Dated RY 16 of Tiberius (29/30 CE). Jerusalem mint. In the names of Julia Augusta (Livia) and Tiberius.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
IOYΛIA KAICAPOC, three bound grain ears / TIBЄPIOY KAICAPOC L Iς (date), simpulum to left. RPC I 4967; Hendin GBC 6, 6370; Hendin GBC 5, 1341; TJC 331. 1.84gr, 16mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
