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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Hadrian AE Drachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 13 (AD 128/9).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
[ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ϹЄΒ], laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / Nilus reclining to left on crocodile, holding cornucopia and reed; Iς (for 16 cubits) above, L TPICKAI (date) in exergue. RPC III, 5730; Köln 1001; Dattari (Savio) 1801; K&G 32.470; Emmett 1014.13. 23.20gr, 35mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Nero, with Agrippa II AE 24mm of Caesarea Paneas (as Neronias), Judaea. Struck under Agrippa II, AD 61-68.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
[NEPΩN KAIΣAP ΣEBAΣTOΣ], laureate head to right; lituus before / ΕΠI BACIΛE AΓPIΠΠ NEPΩNIE in five lines within circular linear border within laurel wreath. Hendin 6303; RPC I 4988. 12.67gr, 24mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Gordian III AE As. AD 243-244. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VICTORIA AETER, Victory standing facing, head to left, resting right hand on grounded shield set on a mourning captive seated to left, and holding palm in left; S C across field. RIC IV 337b; Cohen 352. 10.24gr, 24mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare Gordian's As of the fifth (final) issue at Rome.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
