LOT 3428
Judaea. Procurators. Marcus Ambibulus AE Prutah. 9-12 CE.
Jerusalem mint. In the name of Caesar (Augustus). Dated RY 39 of Augustus (8/9 CE). KAICA-POC, grain ear / Palm tree; [L Λθ (date) across fields]. RPC II, 4955; TJC 313; Sofaer 3-5; Hendin GBC 6, 6358; GBC 5, 1329. Near Very Fine.(1.52gr, 16mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Elagabalus AE 19mm of Petra, Decapolis. AD 218-222.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IMP C M AV ANTꟽNINOϹ, laureate head to right / PETA-Λ CO-Λꟽ, Tyche seated to left on rock, within distyle shrine, wearing kalathos, extending right arm and holding trophy with left. RPC VI, 9380.12 (temporary) (this coin); Rosenberger 34 var. (reverse legend); Sofaer 52. 6.36gr, 19mm, 1h
Very Fine. Dark brown patina. This coin is published at Roman Provincial Coinage Online (rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk).
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman; Ex Classical Numismatic Group, E-Auction 530, 4 January 2023, lot 567. -
Severus Alexander Potin Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. AD 222-235.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Dated RY 4 (AD 224-225). Α ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥΗΡ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΕΥϹΕΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / L Δ (date), Dikaiosyne standing facing, head to left, holding scales and cornucopia. RPC VI, 10270 (temporary); Dattari (Savio) 4292. 14.12gr, 23mm, 12h
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman; From Den of Antiquity Int Ltd, dealer's ticket included. -
Philip I AE 29mm of Damascus, Seleucis ad Pieria. AD 244-249.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / COL ΔAMAC METRO, nude Ambrosia standing facing, head to right, clasping vine tendrils, floral structure at feet from which vines emerge. RPC VIII unassigned ID 26786 (temporary). 16.74gr, 29mm, 12h
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
For more interpretations of the female figure on reverse, see G. Bijowski, "The myth of Daphne on a coin minted at Damascus," AJN 15 (2003), pp. 53-9 and K. Butcher, "Ambrosia in Damascus?," NC 170 (2010), pp. 85-91.
