LOT 3257
Hadrian AE Drachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 117-138. Uncertain date.
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Athena standing facing, head to left, holding grain ears(?) in her right hand, left hand on grounded shield, date in field. Cf. RPC III 5825 (dated RY 17). Good Fine.(24.86gr, 35mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Antoninus Pius AE 26mm of Koinon, Macedon. AD 138-161.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟϹ, bare head to right / ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚЄΔΟΝധΝ. thunderbolt with four wings. RPC IV.1 Online 5017 (temporary); AMNG 259(2). 10.02gr, 26mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare; only 2 specimens on RPC Online.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Commodus AE 31mm of Philippopolis, Thrace. AD 187. ΚΑΙ. ΜΑΤΕΡΝΟΣ (Caecilius Maternus), legatus Augusti pro praetore.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ΗΓΕ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΤΕΡΝΟΥ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟ, Homonoia standing facing, head to left, holding patera over altar and cornucopia. RPC IV.1, 7532 (temporary); Moushmov 178. 19.42gr, 31mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Vespasian, with Agrippa II AE 10 Units of Caesarea Panias, Judaea. Dated RY 29 of the first era of Agrippa II (AD 77/8 ).
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑ ΟΥΕϹΠΑϹΙ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΩ, laureate head to right / ΕΤΟΥ ΚΘ (date) ΒΑ ΑΓΡΙ-ΠΠΑ, Tyche-Demeter standing to left, holding grain ears and cornucopia. Meshorer 172; Hendin 6322; RPC II 2288; Sofaer 246. 16.31gr, 28mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
