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LOT 2842
Hadrian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 20 (AD 135/6).
ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate head to left / Nilus reclining to left, holding reed and cornucopia; crocodile below; L K (date) to left. RPC III, 6090; Dattari (Savio) 7453; Emmett 879.20. Very Fine.(11.91gr, 23mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Vespasian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 1 (AD 68/9).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
ΑΥΤ ΤΙΤ ΦΛΑΥΙ ΟΥΕΣΠΑΣΙΑΝ ΚΑΙΣ, laureate head to right; L A (date) in lower right field / Victory flying to left, holding wreath and palm. RPC II, 2402; Dattari (Savio) 359; Emmett 205. 12.04gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Diocletian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 2 (AD 285/6).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Α Κ Γ ΟΥΑΛ ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / Athena seated to left, holding Nike and spear; below, shield; L B (date) across field. Köln 3211; Dattari (Savio) 5638; K&G 119.15; Emmett 4032.2. 7.84gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Trajan AE 'As' of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. AD 98-117.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Illegible inscription, laureate head to right / Large S C within laurel wreath. Cf. RPC III, 3582. 13.14gr, 28mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Somerset, UK, private collector.
