LOT 3259
Hadrian AE Drachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 21 (AD 136/7).
[ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙC ΤΡΑΙΑΝ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟC CЄΒ], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / Hexastyle monumental altar (of Caesareum); within, veiled female figure (Eusebia?); above, pyre of burning pinecones; L KA (date) below. RPC III, 6145; Dattari (Savio) 1893; Emmett 910.21; K&G 32.727. Near Very Fine.(25.06gr, 34mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Severis Alexander, as Caesar, AE 24mm of Raphanea, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 222.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΛЄΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ Κ, bareheaded, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ΡЄΦΑΝЄΩΤΩΝ, Genius, wearing kalathos, standing to left, holding patera and cornucopia; eagles flanking, bull at feet. Cf. RPC VI, 8196 (temporary); cf. Nurpetlian, Orontes Valley 24. 7.87gr, 24mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Caracalla AE 30mm of Serdica, Thrace. AD 198-217.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
AYT K M AYP CEY ANTΩNEINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / OYΛΠIAC CEPΔIKHC, Ares standing to right, wearing helmet, holding spear and resting hand on shield. H&J 12.18.11.1-2; Ruzicka -; Varbanov 2178 var. (bust type; Ares to left). 20.56gr, 30mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Seleukis and Pieria, Antioch AE Dichalkon. Dated year 25 (7/6 BC). Pseudo-autonomous issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche right / ANTIOXEΩN MHTPOΠOΛEΩΣ AYTONOMOY, tripod; E-K (date) across field; all within wreath. RPC I, 4243; McAlee 89. 4.85gr, 17mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
