LOT 3352
Hadrian AR Hemidrachm of Caesarea-Eusebeia, Cappadocia. Dated RY 5 (AD 120/1).
ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒΑϹΤ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Nike advancing to right, holding wreath and palm; ЄT Є (date) in right field. RPC II, 3076; Sydenham, Caesarea 260. Very Fine.(1.83gr, 14mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Commodus AE 25mm of Antioch ad Hippum, Decapolis. Dated CY 248 (AD 184/5).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
[...] Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜ ΑΝΤധ, laureate head to right / [...] ΠΡ ΙΠΠ ЄΡ(sic) ΑСΥ, turreted Tyche standing facing, head to left, holding cornucopiae and bridle of horse standing behind; [Η]ΜС (date) in exergue. Cf. RPC IV.3 Online 6583. 9.28gr, 25mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Interesting spelling error on the reverse.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Marcus Aurelius AE 27mm of Adraa, Arabia. Dated CY 70 (AD 175/6).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
[ΑΥΤ] Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤΟΝΙΝΟϹ(sic), laureate head to right / ΔΟΥϹΑΡΗϹ ΘЄΟϹ ΑΔΡΑΗΝധΝ Є ΒO (date), dome-shaped baetyl on altar supported by columns; head of ibex to left and right, flight of stairs between columns. RPC IV.3 Online 6721; Rosenberger 2; SNG ANS 1131. 11.29gr, 27mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Caracalla BI Tetradrachm of Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem), Judaea. Struck AD 215-217.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
AVT KAI ANTധ-NINOC CЄ, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠAT[OC Δ], eagle standing facing on thyrsus, head and tail to left, with wings displayed, holding wreath in beak; between legs, theatrical mask of Silenus to left; wine jug in exergue. RPC V.3 Unassigned ID 83653; Bellinger 352; Meshorer 94; Prieur 1620. 12.60gr, 25mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Toned.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
