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LOT 2811
Hadrian AE 23mm of Tiberias Claudiopolis, Judaea. Dated CY 101 (AD 118/9).
[ΑΥΤ ΤΡΑ] ΑΔΡΙΑΝ[Ѡ ΚΑΙС СЄΒ], laureate and cuirassed bust to right, with aegis on shoulder / ΤΙΒЄΡ [ΚΛΑΥΔ], Zeus seated to left within tetrastyle temple, holding patera and sceptre; [ЄT AP] (date) in exergue. RPC III, 3932; Sofaer 10; De Saulcy 5; Kindler 7. Fine.(11.65gr, 23mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Domitian AE Obol of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 12(?) (AD 92/3).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΔΟΜΙΤ ϹЄΒ ΓЄΡΜ, laureate head to right / Dolphin entwined around anchor; L IB(?) (date) across field. RPC II, 2692; SNG BnF 962. 3.44gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Fine. Very rare regnal year for this type.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Trajan Decius AE 24mm of Caesarea Maritima, Judaea. AD 249-251.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
[...] TRA DECIVS A[...], radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / Eagle standing to left, head turned to right, with open wings, supporting wreath with bust of Tyche to right. Cf. RPC IX 2068; cf. Kadman, Caesarea 129-130. 15.50gr, 24mm, 7h.
Good Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Vespasian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 1 (AD 68/9).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
ΑΥΤ ΤΙΤ ΦΛΑΥΙ ΟΥΕΣΠΑΣΙΑΝ ΚΑΙΣ, laureate head to right; L A (date) in lower right field / Victory flying to left, holding wreath and palm. RPC II, 2402; Dattari (Savio) 359; Emmett 205. 12.04gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
