LOT 3027
Hadrian AE Chalkous of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 117-138.
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. Very Fine.(0.62gr, 10mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Caracalla AE 24mm of Heliopolis, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 198-217.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Struck AD 202. [ANT]ONINO AVGVS[TO], laureate head to right / COL HEL, turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche to left; palm frond and cornucopia to right. Sawaya 270-279 (D51/R–; unrecorded rev. die); BMC 12; SNG Copenhagen 431. 8.64gr, 24mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Green and brown patina; cleaning and smoothing marks.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Gordian III BI Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 238-244.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Struck AD 242. ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ 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 left, head to right. RPC VII.2 3513; Prieur 295; McAlee 872. 13.92gr, 25mm, 11h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Domitian AE As of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 81-96.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Struck AD 81/3. IMP DOMITI[ANVS CAES AVG], laureate head to left / S C, dot below; all within wreath. RPC II 2023; cf. McAlee 409b. 13.14gr, 27mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
