LOT 3351
Hadrian AR Hemidrachm of Caesarea-Eusebeia, Cappadocia. Dated RY 4 (AD 119/120).
ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒΑϹΤ, laureate head to right with drapery on left shoulder / Nike advancing to right, holding wreath and palm; ЄT Δ (date) in right field. RPC III, 3074; Sydenham, Caesarea 255; Ganschow 194a. Near Very Fine.(1.60gr, 14mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3351
Hadrian AR Hemidrachm of Caesarea-Eusebeia, Cappadocia.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Marcus Aurelius AE 20mm of Caesarea, Cappadocia. AD 161-180. Legionary issue.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
ΑΥΤO [...], laureate head to right / Mount Argaios surmounted by statue of Sol-Helios; c/m: L XV(?) within rectangular incuse. Cf. RPC IV.3 Online 17323. 7.12gr, 20mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Hadrian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 19 (AD 134/5).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
AYT KAIC TΡAIAN ΑΔΡIANOC CЄΒ, laureate head to left, with slight drapery(?) on his right shoulder / L ЄΝΝЄΑ Κ Δ (date), draped bust of Serapis to right, wearing kalathos. RPC III 5943; Dattari (Savio) 1465; K&G 32.621; Emmett 889.19. 5.65gr, 23mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Hadrian AE 31mm of Caesarea Maritima, Judaea. AD 117-138.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
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. 20.17gr, 31mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
