LOT 3488
Hadrian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 17 (AD 132/3).
ΑΥΤ ΚΑIC ΤΡΑΙAN ΑΔΡΙΑNOC CЄΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Nilus reclining to left, holding reed in his right hand and cornucopiae in his left; below, crocodile to right; L IZ (date) above. RPC III, 5822; Dattari (Savio) 1435; Emmett 876.17; K&G 35.534. Near Very Fine.(9.80gr, 24mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Philip I BI Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. Dated RY 3 (AD 247).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
AVTOK K M IOVΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CЄB, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / ΔHMAPX ЄΞOVCIAC VΠA TO Γ, eagle standing to left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; ANTIOXIA S C in two lines below. RPC VIII Unassigned ID 29006; McAlee 923; Prieur 373. 12.26gr, 27mm, 1h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Gallienus BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 12 (AD 264/5).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
ΑΥΤ Κ Π ΛΙΚ ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / Homonoia seated to left, raising right arm and holding double cornucopiae; palm to right, L ΙΒ (date) in two lines to left. RPC X Online Unassigned ID 75514; Dattari (Savio) 5249; Emmett 3817.12. 9.46gr, 22mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Antoninus Pius AE 15mm of Petra, Arabia. AD 138-161.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
AY K T AI Π AΔ AYΙ⟒Λ (sic), laureate and draped bust to right / AΔ ΜΗΤΡA (sic), turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche to right; trophy to left. RPC IV.3 Online 6623.6 = Universität Münster 5988. 3.85gr, 15mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
