LOT 2989
Judaea. Procurators, Antonius Felix AE Prutah. 52-59 CE.
Jerusalem mint. In the name of Nero Claudius Caesar and Britannicus. Dated RY 14 of Claudius (CE 54). [NEPധ K]ΛAY K[AICAP], two crossed shields over two crossed spears / BPIT above, [K-AI and L IΔ (date) across field]; palm tree. RPC I 4971; Meshorer 340; Hendin 6377. Near Very Fine.(1.82gr, 16mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Augustus AE 21mm of Chalcis ad Belum, Seleucis and Pieria. 27 BC-AD 14.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
ΖΗΝΟΔΩΡΟΣ, ΤΕΤΡΑΡΧΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΡΧΙΕΡΕΥΣ (Zenodoros, tetrarch and archiereus). Dated SE [2]86 (27/6 BC). ΖΗ[ΝΟΔΩΡΟΥ ΤΕΤΡΑΡΧΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΑΡΧ]ΗΡΕΩΣ, bare head of Zenodoros to left / L [ΖΠ (date)] ΝΕ ΚΑΙ, bare head of Augustus to right; uncertain countermark. RPC I 4775; BMC 7; SNG Copenhagen 417. 6.61gr, 21mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985. -
Trajan AE Hemiassarion of Sepphoris (Diocaesaraea), Judaea. AD 98-117.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
[ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟΣ Α]ΥΤΟΚΡΑ-ΤΩΡ ΕΔΩΚΕΝ, laureate head to right / ΣΕΠΦΩ-ΡΗΝΩΝ, filleted caduceus. RPC III 3938; BMC 12-16; Rosenberger 5; Sofaer 3. 4.52gr, 17mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Lucius Verus AE 31mm of Abila, Decapolis. AD 161-169.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Uncertain CY date. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ Λ ΑΥΡ ΟΥΗΡΟϹ, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / ϹЄ ΑΒΙΛΗΝധΝ Ι Α Α Γ [ΚΟΙ ϹΥ ...], Tyche of Abila, holding sceptre and Nike, standing to right with foot on river-god Heiromax; all within central arch of distyle temple façade; Nike standing on low basis on either side of Tyche. Cf. RPC IV.3, 3892 (temporary) (1 example); Spijkerman -. 18.18gr, 31mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Extremely rare; only one example on RPC Online and none on CoinArchives.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
