LOT 3415
Hadrian AE 31mm of Caesarea Maritima, Judaea. AD 117-138.
IMP TRA HADRIANO CAES AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / COL • I • FL AG(sic) [...], veiled figure ploughing to right with two oxen; above, Nike flying to left, holding wreath with both hands. Cf. RPC III, 3958. Near Very Fine.(20.17gr, 31mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Commodus AE 25mm of Antioch ad Hippum, Decapolis. Dated CY 248 (AD 184/5).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
[...] Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜ ΑΝΤധ, laureate head to right / [...] ΠΡ ΙΠΠ ЄΡ(sic) ΑСΥ, turreted Tyche standing facing, head to left, holding cornucopiae and bridle of horse standing behind; [Η]ΜС (date) in exergue. Cf. RPC IV.3 Online 6583. 9.28gr, 25mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Interesting spelling error on the reverse.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Nero AE 28mm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 81/3.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IMP DOMITIA-[NVS] CAES AVG, laureate head of Domitian to right / S C within laurel wreath; below, Η. RPC II, 2021h; McAlee 407h. 13.09gr, 28mm, 10h.
Very Fine. Very rare; only two examples cited by RPC Online and none on CoinArchives.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Macedon, Philippi AE 21mm. Time of Claudius to Nero, circa AD 48-61. Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Victory standing to left on base, holding wreath and palm; VIC AVG across fields / COHOR PRAE PHIL, three standards. RPC I, 1651; BMC 23; SNG ANS 675-681; SNG Copenhagen 305. 3.95gr, 21mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Fought between Brutus and his Republican allies against Marc Antony and Octavian in 42 BC, the Battle of Philippi was a decisive victory for the Second Triumvirate but did not end the Civil Wars, which continued for a further twelve years. Dated to the reigns of Claudius or Nero due to the fabric of the issue (copper not being used in Macedon before this time), this coin commemorates the battle and the settlement of veterans from the Praetorian Cohort at Philippi.
